In all seriousness on his page it says he would eliminate the EPA:
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/energy/
Ron Paul isn't actually going to end the EPA the first moment he walks into the Oval Office.
Take a look at
Ron Paul's Plan to Restore America. You'll notice that the Environmental Protection Agency will still be in operation — but at 30% reduction from FY2006 funding levels.
Philosophically, yes. Ron Paul wants an end to all these big government and inefficient agencies. But for practical purposes, Pres. Paul won't just shut down an agency with 17,000 full-time employees. If anybody leaves, it will be through attrition.
Ron Paul also
won't be ending Pell Grants or
student loans. He won't be ending payments to people who depend on
Social Security or Medicare. He won't be ending of the Federal Reserve. He won't be ending the income tax.
At least, not immediately.
When elected President, Ron Paul will be in a position to prepare an environment of calm transition
away from all these crippling programs. Despite what the media tries to drum up, Ron Paul isn't going to lead us all into a state of anarchy with roads suddenly disappearing, students put in debtors' prisons, seniors huddling around fire barrels, and corporations running wild polluting everything.
Paul has a sensible plan to consolidate departments, cut down the national debt, maintain a strong national defense, take care of people in need, reduce corruption, and protect the environment through strict enforcement of property rights.
As President, Ron Paul will
lead the fight to:
- Eliminate the ineffective EPA. Polluters should answer directly to property owners in court for the damages they create – not to Washington.
Just because things turned out okay with the EPA does not mean that the EPA system is a good system.
And when things turn out bad with the EPA, they turn out
really bad for homeowners:
Last week the Supreme Court heard arguments in Sackett v. EPA, a case of blatant federal agency overreach and abuse of private property rights. Without any proof or reason, and no chance for appeal, the Environmental Protection Agency determined that a small single home lot was a “protected wetland.” The owners, Mike and Chantell Sackett, were ordered to halt construction already underway, to remove all of the work already done, and plant trees and shrubs consistent with a wetlands environment. After making these costly changes, the Sackets then would have to wait several years for the EPA to decide if they would be allowed the use of their own property. Refusal to comply with these outrageous and arbitrary commandments would result in daily fines greater than the value of the property!
