I would be interested in hearing your (and owner, coworkers, etc) honest opinion of the EPA regs prior to this shutdown. My understanding (and I very well could be wrong) is that many of the EPA's rules are overly burdensome, expensive, and unnecessary while there are other areas that go without oversight that could use it.

Certainly it is frustrating to be blocked from conducting business because you are unable to follow the regulations. But if the regulations are misguided to begin with, perhaps there is some merit in exposing that life and business can continue with reduced bureaucracy.