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Government waste is frustrating as hell to me as a taxpayer. I believe, however, in spending money to protect our quality of life in the long term.
For instance:
If the EPA and all environmental legislation ceased to exist tomorrow, you wouldn’t be able to tell in a month, or even a year.
You would notice if in ten years’ time your kid got lead poisoning from swimming in the local river.
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Government waste is frustrating as hell to me as a taxpayer. I believe, however, in spending money to protect our quality of life in the long term.
For instance:
If the EPA and all environmental legislation ceased to exist tomorrow, you wouldn’t be able to tell in a month, or even a year.
You would notice if in ten years’ time your kid got lead poisoning from swimming in the local river.