It’s funny how what they tell us is a Science! issue has resolutions that are all Big Government and you losing choice. Jim Geraghty digs deep into the New Green Deal
The Not-So-Pretty Fine Print of the ‘Green New Deal’
Take some time to peruse the “Green New Deal†in writing.
The deal includes a plan to “cut military spending by at least half†and withdraw U.S. troops from overseas.
The United States military currently has 1.3 million active-duty troops, with another 865,000 in reserve, and 680,000 civilian employees. Green New Deal advocates haven’t laid out exactly how many fewer personnel the U.S. military would have if spending was cut in half, but a military that was half the size of the current one would leave about 1.4 million personnel out of work. And remember, advocates of the Green New Deal pledged to cut military spending in “at least half.â€
These same Lefties pushing this freaked out when Trump said he was pulling America out of Syria and Afghanistan.
Under the Green New Deal, within eleven years, the United States would be required to eliminate not merely nuclear power — which does not directly produce any carbon dioxide or air pollution — but all natural gas. Natural gas currently provides about 32 percent of America’s energy, and nuclear power produces another 10 percent. The “Green New Deal†would also eliminate coal, which provides almost 18 percent of America’s energy, and liquid natural gas and oil, which generates another 28 percent.
In other words, within eleven years, the United States would need to replace about 88 percent of its current energy sources. This is not possible short of a societal collapse to agrarian subsistence. (At least the Renaissance fairs will remain the same.)
Interestingly, one of the growing beliefs in the Warmist community is that nuclear is necessary and the use should increase till such point that “renewables” work well enough to not need nuclear. The idea is to fully replace the use of coal and other fossil fuels quickly but not disrupt the power supply. The New Greenie Weenies want to make living a modern lifestyle impossible.
It would effectively nationalize the entire energy industry and shut down non-renewable energy companies, with workers given a vague promise to “provide resources to workers displaced from the fossil fuel industry.â€
This isn’t so much Socialism as Fascism/Authoritarianism
The Green New Deal calls for “replacing non-essential individual means of transport with high-quality and modern mass transit.†This is a wonky way of calling for a ban on cars. Who decides whether your car is a “non-essential individual means of transport�
The Green New Deal also declares, “along with these steps, it will be necessary to electrify everything else, including transport.â€
Your gasoline-powered car would be banned. You would only be allowed an electric one, if you were allowed a car at all.
It’s a lot easier to control people if they do not have the easy means to move around.
Did you notice, by the way, that the Green New Deal would eliminate unemployment benefits? If you lost your job, your alternative would be to go to work for the government.
And then they own you. Funny how that works, eh?
