First our federal tax rate will double, so you’ll have less spending money. A couple of lines from the socialism deal: *
1. “upgrading all existing buildings in the United States and building new buildings to achieve maximal energy efficiency”, telling every home, property owner to spend your own money to meet the new costly requirements. The cost of solar power for your house or property would be? Could you afford that today?
2. “overhauling transportation systems in the United States to eliminate pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector as much as is technologically feasible, including through investment in—
(i) zero-emission vehicle infrastructure and manufacturing;
(ii) clean, affordable, and accessible public transportation; and
(iii) high-speed rail”. The cost to replace our national transportation system? Telling us what type of vehicle to purchase and drive would cost me how much?
3. “spurring massive growth in clean manufacturing in the United States and removing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing and industry as much as is technologically feasible, including by expanding renewable energy manufacturing and investing in existing manufacturing and industry“. The cost to these companies to upgrade their emissions system that meets today’s standards to the new standards would cost the consumer how much more? To expand energy manufacturing and investing to upgrade existing systems would cost these companies and federal government how much? The companies will transfer the cost to us the consumer?
4. “(ii) by investing in sustainable farming and land use practices that increase soil health; and
(iii) by building a more sustainable food system that ensures universal access to healthy food“. By investing they mean our tax dollars, how much? Government will decide what land use practices will increase soil health not the family farmer whose been doing for decades. Telling the farmers what to do?
5. “mitigating and managing the long-term adverse health, economic, and other effects of pollution and climate change, including by providing funding for community-defined projects and strategies‘. Mitigating and managing means they rule over us. Providing funding for community, federal taxes again? How many communities to find?
6. “providing and leveraging, in a way that ensures that the public receives appropriate ownership stakes and returns on investment‘. Everyone gets there fair share, is this the great battle cry of socialism”. If a national vote was today? YES or NO?
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[–] clamhurt_legbeard ago
That got voted down months ago.