The government has officially gone insane
h/t: Hot Air.
I know it’s been a while since I posted something. In many ways it’s my fault for not simply sitting down at the keyboard and writing. In other ways, it’s sitting down at the keyboard, reading the latest news, then spending the next hour or so in somewhat of a state of disbelief, after which time the motivation to write has completely withered away.
Given the current state of the world, I’ve been wondering if I somehow slipped down a rabbit hole and into some bizarre parallel universe. As an example, let’s take a look at today’s jaw-dropping article entitled EPA says farm dust requires regulation.
So now are esteemed government wants to regulate (and penalize) farmers who allow dust to blow off their property? is there anything the government doesn’t want to regulate these days?
From the article:
In a letter sent Wednesday to the EPA, Grassley wrote that compliance would be impossible because of the dust produced in farmers’ day-to-day activities.
Grassley also has noted that because many rural roads are not paved, particulate readings could be affected by wind gusts that constantly change.
“After all, God decides when the wind blows, not Chuck Grassley,” he said.
To which the EPA replied:
EPA spokeswoman Cathy Milbourn said the changes are not just a matter of regulating dust. They serve the public’s well-being and, regardless of whether someone lives in a rural or urban area, the threshold for unsafe levels of dust in the air must remain consistent nationally.
“It’s health-based,” she said. “We don’t look at a particular industry. The goal is to protect public health.”
I would say this reeks of a zero-tolerance level of stupidity. The question I would ask of Cathy Milbourn and any other EPA nitwit is “how would one keep dust – farm or otherwise – out of the air?”
Someone come get me when they have a meaningful response. I’ll be busy having my jaw put back in place.
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