[catfish1957]

The budget of the EPA is a proverbial fart in the wind compared to the debt. To complain about the EPA at a time like this is destructive. It should be only a comma in the sentence about what to do about the Federal deficit.

I think you win the stupidist post of the day. Their budget is a mere blip on the screen versus the immeausureable damage they cause to business. Think before you post.

[MontaniSemperLiberi]

I deal with the EPA regs every day. I know what they have done to business.

My point sounds stupid to you because you are focused on what you like to think about instead of reality.

The reality is that the Federal budget is way, way out of whack. Eliminating the EPA tomorrow would do nothing to fix our problem until we default on our debt, can’t afford even a bit of a military, end SS, end Medicare and open the Federal Prisons.

You are thinking irresponsibly.

You’re probably not good with numbers so let’s do a thought experiment. Say EPA regs were eliminated September 1st and only that agency’s budget was eliminated. How much would GDP grow in one year? 4%? 6%? 8%? How much would the debt grow? 10%. Let’s say we had the growth of China. In their best years China had growth of 10% with a wage structure far, far more favorable than ours. We cannot grow our way out of this budget mess.