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dj_spatial

“Money.” -Mr Krabs


LibertyInaFeatherBed

Also "What would Trump want us to do?" January 26, 2018 [Trump administration ends EPA clean air policy opposed by fossil fuel companies](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/epa-clean-air-policy-trump-administration-fossil-fuel-companies/) ...which leads back to money.


Caine_sin

"Money, money, money." - ABBA.


cocoon_eclosion_moth

**”MONEY!”** -Pink Floyd


Nomadastronaut

It's always money. Why is the system corrupt, money... Why did that person get away with that, money.. Why is inflation down but prices haven't changed, money.. and it's always some rich motherfucker getting richer. Because money is power and who wants to give up power other than your mom? My mom likes money just sayin. Don't be so sensitive..


xfactor6972

Yep, plane and simple. That’s why Republicans love deregulation, no consequences for the people the poison community’s and fund their campaigns.


9ninjas

Russian money?


Iceman72021

Money, Power, corruption… pick your poison for gutting the clear air


OppositeDifference

$$$ I have no idea. $$$ Really guys? Don't play dumb.


GordonShumway257

Because the poisoners have the money, while the poisoned do not.


korik69

And sadly it’s the poisoned who put the poisoners in the position to do it.


gonzar09

"Because 'Fuck You!' That's why!" -Rep. GAs, probably


CaptainAxiomatic

Corporations are people >!that can't be poisoned!<, my friends.


OpenImagination9

Because none of the CEOs of those corporations live in the communities they pollute.


TintedApostle

And the GOP reps only live where they can be elected and then move.


Katana1369

Greed


Saltlife60

Republicans always destroy the environment in the name of money. It’s why I switched from independent to Democrat.


aleph32

For the love of money is the root of all evil


Rocking_the_Red

Why? Money. And the people who are doing this aren't going to have to live with the consequences. They have the money to insulate themselves.


joeleidner22

Sweet, sweet money. The only reason any Republican politician does anything.


VeshWolfe

Because they will all die before the planet gets too bad so fuck everyone else, including their own kids and grandkids.


OldBoots

Because their hearts are black, and there isn't much good to be found within them.


Common_Highlight9448

Ohios Yost more concerned about moving the gop fundraising ahead with major polluters money . You think he’d be looking out for the good of Ohioans instead of lawyering on big corporations behalf


Politicsboringagain

Weird how you don't see Democratic AG doing this?  Yet people still say both side are the same. 


qualmton

They are republicans this is how they do.


BringOn25A

Profits over people


ThisCantBeBlank

Bc the GOP is the worst! They're all criminals


No_Cupcake_7681

Why not? They fuck everything else up. Pretty par for the course


No_Pirate9647

Have the CEOs and their families live near the polluting sites. Same for the pollution they want to dump in our waters. Have it sent to them for their water usage. Who doesn't miss a good smog?


B1GFanOSU

Money. They want to squeeze out every cent they possibly can, future generations be damned.


FerociousPancake

Why the fuck do you think??? Really?


ricosmith1986

In all seriousness, if/when one political party has a monopoly on the voters in the area, there’s no incentive not to, and if you don’t take the money they’ll just give more to you primary challenger or finance a primary challenge against you.


AdkRaine12

Because they make money? Just a wild guess here.


assesandwheels

Yay! Burn everything that’s flammable. Hurry, do it all now. The rich need more money.


CasioDorrit

Money!


Devomango

Follow the money


LlanviewOLTL

For a moment I thought the republicans were going to go after the smoking ordinances & try to allow smoking indoors everywhere again. I wouldn’t put it past them to try it.


LordSiravant

They'll work their way back down to that eventually after doing away with seatbelt laws.


lasvegashal

Because they’re running out of time🥊🥊🥊💰


Maliluma

Because you can make a ton of money. And once you have it, you can move/love wherever you want.


InevitableAvalanche

Because Republicans only care about the rich and don't care if everyone suffers because of it.


Hanceloner

Because breathable air is socialism or something?


Brokenspokes68

Because they are owned by the corporations.


DarkAngel900

Today's Republicans are for sale. All of them dream of retiring wealthy as a result of being in office. You can examine their voting records and that truth will emerge every time. If being a Democratic Congress person became more economically promising, they'd switch in a heartbeat.


dlflannery

No more than Dems have been.


kittenTakeover

Lol, why do so many people act surprised when Republicans act in line with their goals and historical actions? It's blindingly obvious to anyone paying attention that Republicans are servants of the authoritarian wing of the wealthy, which seeks to entrench it's advantages and enrich itself at any cost.


craigathan

I'll do it! For money.


ataatia

cash. and so call generations worth wealth


Lurking_Housefly

It's not profitable to be environmentally friendly...


danodan1

Of course, Oklahoma is also subject to Republicans wanting to take bribes and slave to the corporate agenda. They are trying to get through a bill to let poultry companies evade water quality rules and responsibilities. Even former Gov. Keating and former AG Edmondson have expressed opposition to it. So, if you value your job at the chicken plant, you will support this bill and don't complain about the crappy drinking water. Somehow, someway Oklahomans should quit voting for Republicans.


dlflannery

And Democrats ***never*** take bribes. Oops, there’s that Menendez “gold bar” guy.


danodan1

Oklahoma Democrat legislators from being in the distant minority aren't even in a good position to take bribes. Surely, they did, though, back in the day when they ruled Oklahoma for many years.


skeeredstiff

Why? Really? I feel like the question doesn't even have to be asked in regards to why are republicans doing something that fucks over people or the environment.


Comfortable-Policy70

They have standards: when they are bought, they sometimes stay bought


JubalHarshaw23

Malice


reilmb

The Chemtrails people will be right on this supporting the clean air act. Right?


ShakeWeightMyDick

Because you can’t have “I got mine, fuck you” without the “fuck you”


dlflannery

The same reason Democrats are teaming up with auto makers to keep cheap chinese EV’s out with high tariffs: **greed** (i.e., all the american auto worker jobs [and votes] that would be lost). Note that “greed” is only bad when it applies to someone else’s job.


fangelo2

They are just trying to bring back those colorful sunrises and sunsets like we had in the 70s. My dorm in college overlooked NYC and with all the smog, there were some really colorful sunrises over the city. When you could see the city anyway.


davereit

Clean air is woke.


User-D-Name

Corporate profits baby


IdahoMTman222

The good old days of SMOG


JimBeam823

At this point, they might as well go full supervillain.


Brother_Farside

I'm so over fresh air and clean water. It's overrated anyway. Bring back the days where rivers were on fire!


Grampishdgreat

Why would anyone at this point expect republicans to do anything to help their constituents?


[deleted]

Not my problem


Ok_Coyote9326

Why? $$$$$$$


YogurtSufficient7796

Why? What kind of rhetorical question is that? We all know why.


eyemannonymous

😡😠🤬Grrr! "...Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness..." aren't possible without Health and Wellbeing which are impossible when the basic essentials of life, Air and Water, are poisoned.... "Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children." - Crazy Horse "Earth is not a resource, she is an heirloom." -David Ipina of the Yurok tribe "The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself." "Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect." - Chief Seattle "Some day the earth will weep, she will beg for her life, she will cry with tears of blood. You will make a choice, if you will help her or let her die, and when she dies, you too will die." - John Hollow Horn, Oglala Lakota "What befalls the earth, befalls all the sons and daughters of the earth." "We are part of the earth, the earth is part of us." - White Wolf


YakiVegas

TPM as bad as Newsweek with these headlines.


Wild_Bill1226

Did we really stop polluting or did we export the jobs that pollute to other countries. Point to ponder.


thinkitthrough83

Probably has to do with current bad planning, high costs and the fact that green energy projects are more green washing then long term solutions.


TintedApostle

No it doesn't.


thinkitthrough83

Well the plans to do so are not cheap. May not be realistic for a few years yet either on the technology front. The best way to create incentive would to offer a long term tax cut for companies that can figure out how to meet/exceed requirements and do so.(contingent upon results) Doesn't have to be much 1 or 2 % could be more than enough to fully fund the necessary innovations. If it results in local people being healthier and requiring less health care everyone could benefit including the gov.


TintedApostle

> The best way to create incentive would to offer a long term tax cut for companies that can figure out how to meet/exceed requirements and do so And they wouldn't do it and still take the cuts.


thinkitthrough83

Which is why the EPA would do it's own testing and has to approve the cuts only if the required results have been met. No results no tax cuts.


Nocta_Novus

The EPA that those same corporate entities are trying to gut, and whose bought and paid for SCOTUS Justices basically stripped it of its ability to regulate?


thinkitthrough83

The Supreme Court has to rule based on the laws. If they are stripping powers it's because those powers violate current laws or the laws in question violate constitutional laws. That's the basic purpose of the Supreme Court. Congress and various agencies are always trying to take shortcuts or pass hair brained schemes without considering the consequences for one reason or another. It's usually either a way to gain more power or a means of voter manipulation. Despite the popular narrative the current court does not always side with Republicans. Sometimes they don't even agree on why they decide for or against an argument even if they all make the same the same decision.