Sen. Barrasso: ‘Green New Deal would bankrupt the nation’
The “Green New Deal” would cost up to $94.4 trillion, or over $600,000 per household in the United States, according to a new study.
The American Action Forum study offers a conservative estimate of the costs of providing every resident in the country a federal job with benefits, “adequate” housing, “healthy food,” and health care.
Though Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D., N.Y.) plan is vague on specifics, it calls for the “economic transformation” of the United States, a complete overhaul of transportation systems, and retrofitting every single building. A supplemental document explaining the plan, since deleted from her website after it was widely mocked on social media, called for economic security for everyone, even those “unwilling to work,” the elimination of air travel, and “farting cows.”
However, the American Action Forum was able to calculate estimates for several items the plan does propose, including guaranteed green housing, universal health care, and food security. Estimates of specific goals identified in the Green New Deal would cost each household in America between $36,100 and $65,300 every year. MORE
Reminds me of cocky, know-it-all new hires who would show up to work barking about how much of a badass they are the first week… Then a few weeks later they’d be gone.
…they don’t care, it’s not THEIR money, and since the point is to bankrupt and destroy the United States ANYWAY, well…
Money must grow on trees in her dream world and there is a pot of gold behind every rainbow and unicorn farts and pixie dust as well to power everything.
Right now she’s a novelty but she doesn’t have the basic intellect to ever be anything other than an amusing clown.
So?
We bankrupt the nation chasing ephemera?
We all end up dead, anyway … is their argument … in 12 years!
You wanna be the richest guy in the boneyard?
“Just fork over the cash, I’ll do the rest.”
(simplified for the simple-minded)
izlamo delenda est …
Do we know who paid for her education? Is Boston University proud or hanging their head in shame?
Whenever I think of AOC, the picture of some out of control cocaine fueled party girl on an unrestrained rampage comes to mind instead of a serious and thoughtful political thinker that is actually aware of the problems we face.
But I suppose she represents the ideals of the voters in her district who elected her.
Sad part of it is many American’s will think its a great idea and keep voting for nut balls.
600K even? Where do I send the check? Payable to “Ojos Locos” or one of her people?
This B!tch is just jealous of Zimbabwe and wants her own
ONE HUNDRED TRILLION DOLLAR note.
http://www.tanwj.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/zimbabwe-2009-100-trillion-dollars-obverse.jpg
Here is a news flash for AOC: Most households will not even gross $650k in the next 10 years much lee pay that in taxes.
Note to Dr Barrasso: the nation is already bankrupt.
“I’m the boss.”
That is the actual political position of every statist. Their political position is not policies.
Politically the statist stands four-square on the idea that they tell everyone else what’s what and everyone else better do what they say or else.
That is the whole of their actual politics.
That is the entire Leftist political position.
It is the exact opposite of actual government and this why it destroys government and civilization.
I’d say that between the election of Obama and this simple minded valley girl there can be little doubt about the stupidity of the american voter. “Hey, they’re going to take care of us!”
The late Congressman Jim Traficante is looking down at the capitol building and still asking, is there any intelligent life down there”? Funny man Traficante was a clown but he told it like it was.
94 Trillion? I guess we know what the ‘green’ part of this deal is.
There is no 94 trillion dollars once the economy is destroyed and we’re reduced to subsistence living. Hell, Venezuela’s been reduced to BELOW subsistence living.
All liberals should kill themselves. That would fix it.
Don’t worry about the per household cost, the government will pay it if you can’t. That’s what governments do, right?
That’s it? I’m in! Such a Deal!
The Nation is already bankrupt – unless you know of someone who has 23+ trillion dollars to pay off the current debt.
Of course, they’re going to get it by taxing the rich (and everyone else, make no mistake about that) until we’re all equally miserable.
It’s what commies do.
Of course, the more exclusive pigs get a waiver…
How many lives will the Green Leap Forward cost?