Actually environmental problems can often be traced to government, which is a mega polluter. If property rights were properly enforced and the generator of pollution were responsible for restituting the aggrieved we would have a cleaner environment. Again, I reccomend Dr. Mary Ruart's book. Healing our World in a an Age of Aggression.
The EPA is full of shit. Oh you just dumped waste down the storm drain now pay us our fine. They don't clean anything up .They don't actually do shit except collect more money for the government. If that isn't ignoring problems i don't know what is.
Ok. but that's never going to happen by getting rid of the organization that monitors pollution. That would simply allow companies to pollute all they want.
I can see where you might think this. It would take some form of arbitration to resolve this. Under the present set up of a government monopoly on "arbitration" pollution and restitution hasn't ended... I will try to find you some video that does a good job of explaining how a private free market model might work...it could take me a couple days....getting late where I am. Have a good night.
That's a very good reason to fix the EPA. It's also a really terrible reason to get rid of it. Perfect example in the flawed logic of Ron Paul and his supporters.
I think a lot you are losing sight of the fact that our government has been extremely effective at reducing pollution since the inception of the EPA. Is it perfect? No. Could it be made better? Of course it could. But to suggest we should abandon environmental regulation because it's not 100% perfect all the time is total lunacy.
Like fluoride and GMO food?
The free market will not regulate pollution on it's own. It's kind of a ridiculous idea that it's even an option.
When companies have to provide restitution to those harmed they have an incentive not to pollute. Of course the government is among the biggest polluters...which makes me think allowing them to have a monopoly on the arbitration of the restitution makes no sense.
Close....make the polluter restitute the aggrieved, not pay a fine to the government....still not gonna take a peek at Mary Ruart huh? Why so stubborn?
Private property laws would protect if enacted and enforced correctly
Its called property rights.
To disband the EPA is not the same as being negligent with environmental concerns. Please do not fall prey to thinking that only the government can solve problems. I am an environmentally conscious person, but hold little faith in the government "solutions".
I'll play devils advocate (keep you on your toes):
Again, lack of perfection is not a good reason to stop trying, it's a reason to try harder.
And why should I pay for the EPA to decide how much poison a company can put out for me to have to breathe or drink? I pay for them to make sure companies are giving me levels of poison they deem acceptable for me to be unwillingly exposed to.
Oh good. So if you rent somewhere and you're kids die from poison water I guess it's their own fault for drinking water. Good thinking.