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America far-right wants to cut funding for Clean Water Programs by 64%
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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).
Edit to add: that's just one avenue, then you have alternate strategies to tackle the same problem
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 Environmental Benefits Report from 2014 says:
with one of the highlights being:
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.
People who make such well sourced and written comments like yours is why i love lemmy/forum style communities.
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?