Trump Admin to hold EPA accountable for massive toxic river spill

[Weatherman2020]

BUT...BUT....doesn't he know that accountability is for the little people?

Trump Admin to hold EPA accountable for massive toxic river spill

 

[easyt65]

'Accountability'?! What a novel concept, especially after 8 of the most lawless years in US history! Thank you, President Trump!

 

[owebo]

Big government polluters should be put out of business....

 

[Abishai100]

Trump's first pro-eco act. Let's be kind...

 

[easyt65]

Trump's first pro-eco act. Let's be kind...

On his 2nd day, no less.

(So much for the false snowflake narrative about the GOP hating clean water. )

 

[Rustic]

The EPA is pure corruption, they suck progressive dick

 

[Fenton Lum]

Yes, america is all about accountability.

 

[imawhosure]

BUT...BUT....doesn't he know that accountability is for the little people?

Trump Admin to hold EPA accountable for massive toxic river spill

I will believe it when I see it.......but..........a perfect way to demonize the EPA while giving a reason, to cut its proverbial nuts off. I am all for it. The EPA is the biggest cesspool of leftists in Washington, it really, really, is.

 

[Moonglow]

Good, take it from EPA funds for the fiscal year and drop those employed when it happened.....The EPA is just like other departments which think they are a government unto themselves..The DEA is another one...

 

[saveliberty]

Yes, america is all about accountability.

What? We need a first grade primer for you? Government is often not accountable and Trump promised we would see more of it. How badly you must want America to fail.

 

[NightFox]

BUT...BUT....doesn't he know that accountability is for the little people?

Trump Admin to hold EPA accountable for massive toxic river spill

Except according to the story you linked, nobody is being held "accountable" except U.S. Taxpayers since it's only talking about the EPA paying for $1.2 billion in damages (guess where they get the money to do that?), this is simply an exercise in removing more money from every tax payers pocket so it can be given to victims of the EPA's incompetence.

Holding the EPA "accountable" would entail firing ALL those responsible and/or prosecuting them along with perhaps a healthy dose of EPA budget cuts for upcoming years.

 

[Fenton Lum]

Yes, america is all about accountability.

What? We need a first grade primer for you? Government is often not accountable and Trump promised we would see more of it. How badly you must want America to fail.

"Accountability" is like "initiative" and "responsibility" in american society; the other guy is always the party lacking it.

 

[owebo]

BUT...BUT....doesn't he know that accountability is for the little people?

Trump Admin to hold EPA accountable for massive toxic river spill

Except according to the story you linked, nobody is being held "accountable" except U.S. Taxpayers since it's only talking about the EPA paying for $1.2 billion in damages (guess where they get the money to do that?), this is simply an exercise in removing more money from every tax payers pocket so it can be given to victims of the EPA's incompetence.

Holding the EPA "accountable" would entail firing ALL those responsible and/or prosecuting them along with perhaps a healthy dose of EPA budget cuts for upcoming years.

They have a budget....so....

 

[CowboyTed]

Lets get a few things straight...

The EPA didn't cause the pollution... That was old private business and a lack of regulation. The mine in question closed in 1923.
So mess was called on to be cleaned...

The EPA asked for Superfund support and were rejected locally... Got that EPA's first recommendation was rejected...

The Contractor hired by the EPA made the mistake. The EPA failed to notify for 24 hours, that was wrong.

The EPA has taken responsibility for the incident, so Trump is just saying yes to something that they have already admitted responsibility for...

So before you lads go on your anti government rant it was a private mine who created the pollution and a private contractor who created the spill and the EPA took responsibility...

 

[NightFox]

Lets get a few things straight...

The EPA didn't cause the pollution... That was old private business and a lack of regulation. The mine in question closed in 1923.
So mess was called on to be cleaned...

The EPA asked for Superfund support and were rejected locally... Got that EPA's first recommendation was rejected...

The Contractor hired by the EPA made the mistake. The EPA failed to notify for 24 hours, that was wrong.

The EPA has taken responsibility for the incident, so Trump is just saying yes to something that they have already admitted responsibility for...

So before you lads go on your anti government rant it was a private mine who created the pollution and a private contractor who created the spill and the EPA took responsibility...

Er..umm.. the EPA was in the role of oversight of the clean up effort (you know the job that we the tax payers PAY THEM TO DO) and the contractors the EPA hired and the bureaucrats at the EPA fucked it up.

As far as the "EPA took responsibility", that's nonsense, this whole thread is about what actually taking responsibility entails and it's not simply saying "we take responsibility", it's paying the price for said responsibility.

If there was any justice in this world, those individuals that had a hand in this imbroglio would be held PERSONALLY responsible for the costs involved, instead what we're likely to get is all of us innocent tax payers getting hit with paying the costs of this screw up by people that we already pay to keep things like this from happening in the first place.

"and the band played on"