Occupy the EPA, Not Wall Street

Why We Should Occupy the EPA

We are not in good shape. Economic growth has stagnated. Unemployment is at an unacceptable rate. Debt is wreaking havoc on economic stability.

Although every possible scapegoat has been indicted for our current economic catastrophe — China, “the rich,” corporations in general, the Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street, the list could go on — there are clear, tangible reasons to focus on one regulatory body alone: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

What the president and his administration do not seem to understand is that the last thing we need is more hands-on; we need some hands-off.

Just the fact that a “jobs bill” was up for consideration indicates that continuing or increasing regulations from the EPA on some of the most vital, productive sectors of our economy will plunge us disastrously further into recession and unemployment. And more importantly, threatening reliable and affordable electricity will further inhibit long-term economic development.

Despite continuous improvement in air quality, in 2010 the EPA embarked on the greatest expansion of regulatory authority the country has ever seen, cutting what will add up to millions of jobs over the next decade.

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