Had Enough? Sign the 'Citizen’s Petition to Rein in the Environmental Protection Agency'

The bureaucrats in the Environmental Protection Agency no longer aim to protect our air and water from pollution. In fact, you could say they should pat themselves on the back. Mission accomplished: America enjoys the cleanest air and water in the industrial world — by far.

But to keep itself busy, the EPA is imposing — via President Obama's direction — draconian mandates that do virtually nothing to keep the environment clean, but do a ton to destroy industry, jobs, and personal property rights.

The Heartland Institute is circulating the “Citizen’s Petition to Rein in the Environmental Protection Agency.” Join the fight more than 6,000 have taken up by signing the petition! When Heartland gets to 10,000 signatures, it will hold a major media event on Capitol Hill to make sure your voice of common sense is heard.

SIGN THE PETITION!

Sorry to hear that WVNan. I'm 42 next month. I expect to work until I drop. All I have earned in nearly 30 years of work since a teen has gone to keeping above water — paying my taxes and bills. I've never expected Social Security to be there for me, and I expect even less of Medicare.

But, when I start to get down, I think about my grandparents who came here from Ireland in the 1920s with nothing in their pockets but lint. They didn't complain, and I hope I won't either — despite the fact that the generations from those days until today have enjoyed the blessings of wealth in this country, and have let their government squander it all on the welfare state. We're broke as a country. The brokest country that has ever been.

But I believe in the American spirit. I believe the rising generations can fix this country, because they will realize that they need to do it. And I guess I'll do my part by not complaining (too much) that all my labor goes into paying off the debts of the previous generations so that ones in the future can prosper again.

All that said: I'm sorry your wealth and the retirement you thought you'd have is gone. I really am. I hope you live long enough to say "tough break for me," but are heartened to see the turn-around to the values and vibrancy this nation once had. I think that's the best we can hope for. I'm 37 years your junior, and I have my doubts that I'll see that before I'm "retired." But there's no chance of it happening if we don't all work to fixing things starting right now.

Yours in liberty,
seamus

Very astute observations seamus. Thank you for your patriotism and concerns. You are probably right that you won't be able to stop working to support yourself. I am not complaining about my situation from day to day. I am blessed in so many ways to be healthy and strong enough to continue working. Of course, my work is caring for others, so it is not a burden. I just get ticked when I think of my parents who had a huge acreage that was found to be mostly low sulfur coal (500 acres). They contracted with a coal co to mine it and turn it into usable land. Then came the EPA and lawsuits to stop them. That mess turned their retirement years into a roller coaster of hopes and disappointment.

When they passed, my siblings and I inherited the land. We have gone through the same ups and downs and still we cannot get a permit. We decided to get rid of the aggravation and sell the land. Guess what? The real estate bubble crashed and we can't sell it. Sometimes I think of what life would have been like for all of us if we had been able to mine the coal. We would all be millionaires. Such is fate. Takes me back to a book I read years ago where the author proposed an eleventh commandment. "Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall not be disappointed."

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