Raphael

America far-right wants to cut funding for Clean Water Programs by 64%

https://lemmy.world/post/1485837

America far-right wants to cut funding for Clean Water Programs by 64% - Lemmy.world

> The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), on Thursday marked up a GOP appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024. A Republican fact sheet celebrates proposed “cuts to wasteful spending” and “claw-backs of prior appropriations,” highlighting that it “reins in” the Environmental Protection Agency, “limits abuse of the Endangered Species Act,” and provides protections for the fossil fuel industry. > The GOP proposal would slash appropriations for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The former provides low-interest loans for infrastructure projects like wastewater facilities while the latter provides assistance for initiatives like improving drinking water treatment and fixing old pipes.

Jul 14, 2023 at 10:24pmWeb
Show threadRaphaelJul 14, 2023
Clean water is communism. You can just buy water, it is not free.
Show threadikiruJul 15, 2023
Have you ever seen a Commie drink a glass of water?
Show threadDHYCIXJul 15, 2023
It’s a clear liquid alright!!
Show threadrailsdevJul 14, 2023
Imagine that, I’m so shocked 😱
Show threadtrashcanJul 14, 2023
How can they possibly spin this as a good thing?
Show threadUnaware7013Jul 14, 2023
Bad water dumbs people down, which creates more voters for them.
Show threadJustAManOnAToiletJul 14, 2023
Are the programs shown to actually improve anything or does it become a slush fund? Don’t get caught up in the name of something, look into what it actually does (or doesn’t do).
Show thread133arc585Jul 15, 2023

Here’s the eleven categories of projects that CWSRF loans can be used for.

Here’s the six categories of projects that DWSRF loans can be used for. The DWSRF also publishes a periodic Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey that lays out approximate costs for various system sizes, and the distribution of system sizes across communities.

There is also a lot of overlap; quoting the OP article:

The [CWSRF] provides low-interest loans for infrastructure projects like wastewater facilities while the [DWSRF] provides assistance for initiatives like improving drinking water treatment and fixing old pipes.

The CWSRF Environmental Benefits Report from 2014 says:

  • 14,838 Projects Financed
  • To 5,222 Communities

with one of the highlights being:

95% of Subsidy Goes to Recipients that Could Not Otherwise Afford the Project

With the variety of activities they support, and the fact that they are permitting projects that communities could not otherwise afford to engage in, I’d say they’re very valuable.

About the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) | US EPA

The Clean Water State Revolving Fund provides financial assistance for a range of water infrastructure projects. Learn how it works, project eligibility, and types of financial assistance it can provide for water quality projects.

US EPA
Show threadNixJul 15, 2023
People who make such well sourced and written comments like yours is why i love lemmy/forum style communities.
Show threadrusticus1773Jul 15, 2023

Do you really think regulatory agencies serve no purpose? Does not the FDA protect you from deadly medication side effects? Does not the government protect your water, air and ground? Do you think shit water is unsafe to drink?

TL/DR; have you no common sense?

Show threadRaphaelJul 14, 2023
The water is rusty because metal rusts over time, metal is a natural substance therefore rust is a natural substance as well. The human body is natural as it was created by God, therefore rusty water is not harmful to the human body.
Show threadMatt ShattJul 15, 2023

They just want to let the local municipalities have the freedom to treat their own water how they want!

Unless it’s Austin or Houston or any blue city. Then the state will tell them how to not do it.

Show threadPolydextrousJul 14, 2023
Lol of course they do
Show threadmooshJul 14, 2023
Why is the GOP so fucking stupid? Living here makes my heart hurt.
Show threadDeanFoggJul 15, 2023

How low can the right go? Well we’ve blown past nazis and clean water. Let’s see if the constituents continue to be little bitches like always. My money’s on yep.

Why discipline your own when there’s big scary woke people out there?

Show threadEfwisJul 15, 2023
The GOP’s motto should be “profit before protection”
Show threadFartsWithAnAccentJul 15, 2023
“POTABLE WATER IS FOR SOCIALISTS!!1”
Show threadrusticus1773Jul 15, 2023
At this point, we might as well vote in a supermajority for Republicans and let them cut Medicare/Medicaid/social Security by 100% and revel in the corporate profits. Isn’t that the primary goal?
Show threadrusticus1773Jul 15, 2023
Relevantlink
L.P.D.: Libertarian Police Department

Tom O’Donnell writes a humorous description of how police work would work in a country run according to libertarian principles.

The New Yorker
Show threadconditional_soupJul 15, 2023

All according to plan

“SEE, GOVERNMENT DOESN’T WORK (except when we give police armored personnel carriers and attack drones and want to invade a foreign country)”

Show threaddragooniesJul 15, 2023
Why don’t we just cut funding for clean water in the states with the Senators and Congressional representatives that are voting for these bills?
Show threadhubba_bubba_luvaJul 15, 2023

Was this Nestle sponsored?

Air next?

Show threadentropicdriftJul 15, 2023
Straight into Space Balls territory
Show threadMcballs1234Jul 15, 2023
I’m taking a fat shit gassing my family and I even think this worng
Show threadmasquenoxJul 15, 2023

There is no such thing as “radical” right-wing ideology - right-wing ideology is reactionary. It is about as anti-radical as ideology gets.

The idea that people deserve proper drinking water is a radical one - the idea that people should be denied drinking water is about as reactionary as it gets.

Show threadRaphaelJul 15, 2023

I can’t help but notice you are very aggressive with your words, I recommend a lighter tone. I’m not referring to this post in specific, I checked your profile.

You’ll probably get banned after some time, lemmy moderators here are nice and open people but you need to be a little bit more civil. It’s something I’m always watching out for.

I also noticed you joined on July 8th, be prepared you’ll get some stalkers soon, block them.

Show threadWndyLadyJul 15, 2023
Whoa sibling. I didn’t understand your response until I looked through that comment history. Thanks for helping me to look deeper.
Show threadNixJul 15, 2023
Do they want a Cholera pandemic to nix in with the sars2 pandemic?
Show threadgogozeroJul 15, 2023
that would be both stupid and evil, so to answer your question: probably yes
Show threadold_ghostJul 15, 2023
This has to be one of the lowest effort propaganda posts I’ve seen in the past 6 months or even year.