Seriously.
I get socialism. I do. It's deeply flawed and a violation of basic individual rights in every way, but I get it, and I get why some are proponents of it.
But her brand of "socialism" isn't even sane. it's that young, naive, dont' bother me with facts or math type of socialism.
Her "Green New Deal" today included gems like "support" for those "unwilling" to work. Taking socialist flaws such as the removal of incentives for work to eleven, they embrace the idea with vigor and pride. Just dont' like work? no problem, here's your check and house and food.
But wait. If you vote now, you'll also get: “net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through a fair and just transition for all communities and workers;”
You know, b/c we said so, so surely it'll just work right? I mean the fact that mathematically we can't generate enough energy for our needs with solar and wind isn't the issue at all. We're just going to pass a law that it WILL meet our needs, and to be safe we'll include a paragraph that says the transition has to be fair and just for everyone so no one is hurt. See, magic!!!
Then there's this, which should prove to everyone these people are bat crap crazy, and not just social justice socialists: An accompanying FAQ, released by Ocasio-Cortez’s office and obtained by NPR, goes even further, calling to "upgrade or replace every building in US for state-of-the-art energy efficiency."
Read that a few times. Going to go to every building in America and bring it up to some kind of net-zero greenhouse level of efficiency, either by retrofitting or tearing it down and replacing it.
Every. Building. In. America. Google says there are about 5.6 million commercial buildings. IN 2000 there were 115 million residences, per US Census 70 million were single family, 6.4 million were semi-attached (duplexes), rest were attached like apartment buildings, etc. Households up over 126 million now.
So say 105 or 110 million or so actual buildings in America. give or take. It'll take a lot more than a grand or two to fix on average, lol. My house was built in 1889. To get to modern "efficiency" would take at least $50-60K, probably more like $100K if you really did it right. Plaster walls with brick frame, no insulation. Can't use formaldehyde, so do you take down all the plaster on every exterior wall, insulate and put it back up? Windows all need replacing, roof needs insulation and soffit venting, insulate crawl, radon abatement b/c you just sealed up the house so much.
Can't knock it down, it's in a historic zone, or do they override state and local building codes and laws across the board?
You know how many trillions it would cost to do such a thing? The unreal legal hurdles and issues?
And how about the simple violation of basic property rights for tens of millions of Americans? What if they decide my home can't be saved and they just take it,knock it down and give me a new, better home? Not my choice, but why does that matter? It's about saving the planet right? So I should shut up and be grateful.
Seriously, done with silly rant, but can we agree she's a fencepost with a pretty face? And whole generations of kids who have gone to college on mommy and daddy's money and gotten zero actual education all think it's a dandy idea.
Oh, and so do most of the early Democratic candidates for President. People thought the GOP lost its mind voting for Trump, but their solution is to one up that move to the extreme with one that makes Trump look like Lieberman.
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