'Give Us Some Of The Socialism You've Given To Oil Industry': Sen. Ed Markey On Green New Deal

[basquebromance]

there is no Republican alternative to the Green New Deal, they have no policy ideas, that's unfortunate




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[Toddsterpatriot]

'Give Us Some Of The Socialism You've Given To Oil Industry':​

Oil industry socialism?
You mean providing a vital product at an affordable price while paying tons of taxes?
Sounds like the opposite of socialism.

there is no Republican alternative to the Green New Deal

The alternative is to not waste trillions on less reliable energy.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Guess who will own most EV charging stations.....Big Oil. Ooooopppps

 

[JGalt]

Actually taxes are socialism.

Tax breaks aren't "socialism." They're just allowing corporations to keep more of the wealth they themselves created.

 

[flacaltenn]

there is no Republican alternative to the Green New Deal, they have no policy ideas, that's unfortunate




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Markey's purposely HIDING the fact that both WIND/SOLAR have been CHOSEN to be subsidized in PLAIN SIGHT to the tune of $$$$ BILLIONS. And without that "socialist corp/govt collusion, we'd have FAR LESS of Big Green unicorn stuff that doesn't have ANY return on investment. The bucks SHOVELED already to these 2 sketchy "non-alternative" NON SOLUTION fantasies FAR EXCEED any REAL subsidies to Big Oil --- that AREN'T AVAILABLE TO ALL CORPORATIONS !!!!

 

[Grumblenuts]

Markey's purposely HIDING the fact that both WIND/SOLAR have been CHOSEN to be subsidized in PLAIN SIGHT to the tune of $$$$ BILLIONS.

Yeah, imagine spending billions in plain sight because the people want a transition to clean, renewable energy and the government acceding to them. Now imagine hiding the REAL trillions still being spent to subsidize the fossil fuel and nuke industries. Cry me a river, why don't ya? Maybe we'll be able to dam it and produce even more clean energy.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Yeah, imagine spending billions in plain sight because the people want a transition to clean, renewable energy and the government acceding to them. Now imagine hiding the REAL trillions still being spent to subsidize the fossil fuel and nuke industries. Cry me a river, why don't ya? Maybe we'll be able to dam it and produce even more clean energy.

Sounds awful!
Trillions?
Any specifics?

 

[flacaltenn]

Yeah, imagine spending billions in plain sight because the people want a transition to clean, renewable energy and the government acceding to them. Now imagine hiding the REAL trillions still being spent to subsidize the fossil fuel and nuke industries. Cry me a river, why don't ya? Maybe we'll be able to dam it and produce even more clean energy.

Solar/Wind wont REPLACE 24/7/365 sources we have now. NEVER WILL HAPPEN. So on its face -- it's folly. And it would not EXIST without the subsidies, especially wind, because it's so unreliable. PEOPLE WOULD DIE if they actually followed thru.

That doesn't bother you tho -- does it? Just want to make up shit about subsidies to oil. Almost ALL of those subsidies are for exploration and R&D to FIND it. The SAME EXACT "subsidies" that EVERY OTHER US INDUSTRY GETS..

Mental morons like Sanders bemoan the fact that "GE pays no taxes".. GE pays no taxes because DEMOCRATS GAVE THEM MASSIVE tax credits for "energy efficient" appliances. About $50 for EVERY refrigerator, dishwasher, washer/dryer with their name on it. SO MUCH SUBSIDY -- that they had YEAR TO YEAR CARRY-OVERS because they couldn't apply it all in any single year.

Bernie Bro KNOWS THIS !! And he lies about it and the MEDIA just isn't interested in the story of why (for instance) "GE pays no taxes".. IN FACT, they make the TURBINES for wind (some), greener diesel trains and get EVEN MORE "tax credits"

They PLAYED this govt/corp collusion to the hilt and got a TAX FREE MEGA CORP for a couple decades now. They were even running commercials with dancing wild animals in the forest showing HOW GREEN they were. With the MONEY they had left over from being TAX FREE !!!!!!

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

there is no Republican alternative to the Green New Deal, they have no policy ideas, that's unfortunate




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No.

Stop the corporate welfare. Don't START more bullshit.

 

[flacaltenn]

Wanna end GWarming tomorrow? Start a "Manhattan Project" to field and test 4th generation nuclear designs in a deserted piece of BLM land. Make it a 3 year LEAP to find the winners and losers and STREAMLINE the approval cycle to start REPLACING aging nuclear and DOUBLE our output.

 

[flacaltenn]

No.

Stop the corporate welfare. Don't START more bullshit.

Doubt that Basque knows how LITTLE the Green Raw Deal has to do with GWarming. Or what's in it. Or how a plan like that could have casualty counts comparable to our C-Vid losses.

 

[Grumblenuts]

Final answer?

I'd sure hate to interrupt a "Senior USMB Moderator" mid meltdown..

Just kidding. Go ahead. Let it all out. The floor is all yours.. The subfloor..

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Yeah, imagine spending billions in plain sight because the people want a transition to clean, renewable energy and the government acceding to them. Now imagine hiding the REAL trillions still being spent to subsidize the fossil fuel and nuke industries. Cry me a river, why don't ya? Maybe we'll be able to dam it and produce even more clean energy.

So no specifics?

 

[flacaltenn]

Final answer?

I'd sure hate to interrupt a "Senior USMB Moderator" mid meltdown..

Just kidding. Go ahead. Let it all out. The floor is all yours.. The subfloor..

You asked, I explained. Any questions? Still not sure who's getting the Big Green bucks and how they LIE about it?

And the only meltdown I see is your ad homs.

 

[OKTexas]

there is no Republican alternative to the Green New Deal, they have no policy ideas, that's unfortunate




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Someone should teach that commie the difference between weather and climate.

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[OKTexas]

Yeah, imagine spending billions in plain sight because the people want a transition to clean, renewable energy and the government acceding to them. Now imagine hiding the REAL trillions still being spent to subsidize the fossil fuel and nuke industries. Cry me a river, why don't ya? Maybe we'll be able to dam it and produce even more clean energy.

Nuclear is the most environmentally friendly power there is, and now there is the technology to recycle 75% of the waste.

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[Osiris-ODS]

Wanna end GWarming tomorrow? Start a "Manhattan Project" to field and test 4th generation nuclear designs in a deserted piece of BLM land. Make it a 3 year LEAP to find the winners and losers and STREAMLINE the approval cycle to start REPLACING aging nuclear and DOUBLE our output.

"REPLACING aging nuclear and DOUBLE our output"

^^ This part I agree with. But it would have nothing to do with anthropogenic "global warming" for reasons that are readily known to everybody who isn't hopelessly brainwashed and worshipping at the altar of AGW (not referring to you).

 

[Colin norris]

'Give Us Some Of The Socialism You've Given To Oil Industry':​

Oil industry socialism?
You mean providing a vital product at an affordable price while paying tons of taxes?
Sounds like the opposite of socialism.

there is no Republican alternative to the Green New Deal

The alternative is to not waste trillions on less reliable energy.

There's not one person in the country that hasn't received something at the expense of the taxpayer/socialism.
The farmers with their huge subsidies are the worst hypocrits of the lot. Start there if you want to stop welfare spending.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Someone should teach that commie the difference between weather and climate.

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Yeah, the commies think there's a difference?
Congrats on acing that Trump U. "meteorology" correspondence course.

The weather creates a climate, you moron.
Unless your Trump, then it's a sharpie.

 

[flacaltenn]

There's not one person in the country that hasn't received something at the expense of the taxpayer/socialism.
The farmers with their huge subsidies are the worst hypocrits of the lot. Start there if you want to stop welfare spending.

There's relative levels of evil in govt/corp collusion and NEITHER party will FIX IT because they BOTH DO IT !!

A relatively LOW evil of collusion/handouts is when it's FAIRLY AVAILABLE to ALL players in that marketplace. Like some farm subsidies. After all Unk Sam sends a lot of our food overseas -- so we HAVE to produce more and use more land and resources to do that.

The highest evil form is when it ALL goes to Elon Musk, instead of to open book GRANTS that ANY new or established company can share in. Not picking on Elon -- just because EVERYTHING he chooses to do miraculously gets subsidized by the govt. When it's TARGETED like that -- you HELP to destroy competition and challengers.

OR when folks like Bernie and AOC get to DESIGN the entire USA ELECTRICAL supply and distribution grid. And they DEMAND increases for wind and solar over other new or existing projects or ideas. Or VAST showers of money GO to Big Wind and Big Solar (now located in China) because REALLY HOT DAMN -- there really are no better "alternatives". In fact -- there ARE NO ALTERNATIVES to guaranteed performance when you're designing VIRTUAL LIFE SUPPORT for this country.

Show of hands --- how many folks want CONGRESS designing us a shiny new energy system?