Trump EPA to Limit Science Used in Determining Public Health Policy: Fearful that scientific research might interfere with their plans to dismantle pollution and climate change regulations, the Trump Administration is preparing to significantly limit the scientific and medical research that the government can use to determine public health regulations, overriding protests from scientists and physicians who claim this would undermine the scientific underpinnings of government policymaking.
Wow, sounds like EPA scientists have just become our new “Public Enemy Number One.” I suppose it’s not all that surprising. I mean, I seriously doubt if any of the clowns Trump has appointed to the EPA would even understand the scientific method if it slapped them right in the face. Hell, Trump can barely read, let alone understand some fancy-pants, scientific proposal.
Now what I don’t get is, if we limit the input of scientific and medical research, then what are we, as a society, supposed to use to formulate public health policy? Oh sure, I suppose there’s always an Ouija board, but I’ve heard they’re not always all that accurate. And then there’s astrology. Hell, Nancy Reagan seemed to be quite fond of it back in the day.
Anyway, this reckless disregard for science, facts and truth, is slowly transitioning our country into something that resembles one of those old 50’s sci-fi movies - only thing is, this movie is attempting to slither right off the damn screen and into our daily lives. Perhaps we’d all better take a long, deep breath - while we still can.
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