President Donald Trump has mocked Democrats’ new radical policy, the “Green New Deal,” which calls for the elimination of fossil fuels in a decade, plus guaranteed income for all Americans “unwilling” to work.
The plan, introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday, quickly gained the endorsement and co-sponsorship of several major presidential candidates, as well as eleven Senators and 67 House representatives.
Republicans are thrilled at the prospect of their rivals embracing a policy that promises to wipe out massive portions of the American economy, and the president is no exception.
Trump tweeted on Saturday evening: “I think it is very important for the Democrats to press forward with their Green New Deal. It would be great for the so-called “Carbon Footprint” to permanently eliminate all Planes, Cars, Cows, Oil, Gas & the Military – even if no other country would do the same. Brilliant!”
The latter point — that no other country would follow America’s example — is crucial, because developing nations like China are rapidly outpacing the U.S. as a source of carbon emissions.
They have resisted efforts by developed countries to impose uniform restrictions on fossil fuel use, arguing that they deserve the opportunity to grow their economies and liberate their citizens from poverty, just as industrialized countries did in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Republicans have already begun attacking Democrats who have embraced the Green New Deal.
For example, CNBC reports that Brad Parscale, Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign manager, responded to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) launching her campaign on Saturday with a statement noting her support for the Green New Deal: “The American people will reject her dishonest campaign and socialist ideas like the Green New Deal, that will raise taxes, kill jobs and crush America’s middle-class.”
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All the Democrats care about is appeasing the Eco-Nazis/Watermelons and ending the use of Fossil Fuels and getting us to rely upon unrelyble Bird and Bat maiming wind turbines maybe if they say pictures of what Wind Turbines do to Birds they will be less likely to support it
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Really what other option did the Green Party have but to pull a coup on the Democrats . Attaching themselves to the party that fought for the continuation of slavery what could possibly go wrong .
The USA needs Trump for another term to exercise the socialist from their embedded positions and for weak kneed Republicans to find their courage .
The “Green New Deal” would be the most extensive and expensive exercise in “Broken Window Economics” in the history of the globe.
The deadweight loss associated with the abandonment of coal, oil and gas alone totals approximately $58 trillion. That’s hardly chump change.
Here is the concept of broken window economics. A vandal breaks the window of a bakery. The baker then must spend $500 to fix the window. That $500 is added to the local economy and is beneficial. The concept is extremely flawed because in order to fix the window the baker now has $500 less to spend on other things. The classic example is he would spend $500 less on clothing. The impact of the broken window just transferred money from one part of the local economy to another.
Now consider a massive increase in government spending to support the Green New Deal. The extra money that comes from taxe payers means that people have less to spend on other things. Financing it with extra dept has its own undesirable consequences.
The concept of green job creation is the ultimate example of broken window economics. The green jobs are supported by consumers paying higher prices for power or by tax payers. Georgetown Texas had the average household power bill go up by a thousand dollars a month after going to a 100% renewable energy. That is a thousand dollars less to spend on restaurants, clothing, automobiles, home maintenance, and dozens of other things. Green jobs don’t add to the economy, they steal from it.