When Ronald Reagan was elected president, he entered office very skeptical and wary of the amount of money going into regulation and funding for environmental protection. Gradually, he reduced the budget of the Environmental Protection Agency by 30% through the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, he cut the number of EPA employees, and he appointed people into his administration who he knew he could depend on to hold onto these policies. Along with these cuts, environmental laws were now written and and interpreted more favorably for big businesses.
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 was one of two bills that established Reagan’s budget and cost priorities such as tax cuts and increased military spending. He was able to justify his cutting funds for the EPA by saying such cuts were necessary for his administration to help better America.
Reagan’s presidency is a wonderful thing. He knows what’s really vital to this country and it shows in his administrative decisions. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 was a smart move. We don’t need all that money going to the EPA because we as a country don’t get anything back for it. It was also smart of him to lay off some of the EPA workers because they cost the country more money. Reagan is taking care of the important things, like helping to boost the economy and lower unemployment. That’s what America should be focusing on.
ReplyDeletePresident Reagan is destroying everything we’ve worked for in the past ten years! Laying off the EPA is just catalyzing the destruction of our poor mother earth! As Big Business continues to grow with new aggressive practices such as “hostile take overs”, business is just becoming more and more cut throat, we should be taking a step back and considering the trees.
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