Posted on 01/15/2020 10:32:20 AM PST by SeekAndFind
In addition to embracing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs Green New Deal, Elizabeth Warren recently stated that, as president, she would demand that all new buildings be carbon-neutral, starting in 2028.
This latest brainstorm comes on top of the Massachusetts senators previous environmental vows: to ban all oil and gas drilling on her first day in office, mandate that all cars and trucks be carbon-neutral by 2030 and force the closure of all existing, carbon-free nuclear power plants. Really?
This is the same Warren who introduced legislation in October 2018 to end homelessness and housing poverty in America. Those are real problems. Government should help address them. But her latest green-housing mandate makes zero sense if she wants to address housing poverty: You cant end that by making housing more expensive everywhere.
To see what a carbon-neutral-building mandate will mean, just look at California. The Golden State has already mandated that all newly built homes have solar panels, raising the cost of new houses by thousands of dollars.
As an alternative, the California Energy Commission has now proposed to give home builders the option to meet the mandate by purchasing solar energy from existing solar farms the cost of which builders will pass on to . . . new homeowners. Warren wants to turn that hassle for California developers and owners into a national hassle.
Only, Warrens plan would be even more costly than Californias requirement. In many climates, including New Yorks, solar panels on homes and commercial buildings wont generate much electricity, especially in winter.
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Someone should make her carbon neutral by sealing her in a glass jar.
The federal government doesn’t have the manpower or logistical capability to mandate how homes are built.
Living in Florida, itd be awesome to have solar panels on the roof. But initial costs are 30 grand. To recoup that money would take numerous decades. Plus everyone that put them on are taking them off because they LEAK!!!! The pool solar panels especially are terrible. Anyway everything democrats touch is a disaster and big failure.
The student loan program does need revamped. First go back to not having to pat until six months after you graduate from college. Second, the interest rates should not begin until six months after graduating. Those two things would help big time and were that way for decades until just recently. Third, do not require parents to have to co-sign. Use students loan application only. Fourth. Loans only for tuition, books and dorms. Paid directly to the school. No more students living on loans partying. I just completely fixed the loan problem.
Of course requiring the schools to forgive tuition owed to them would be awesome. They have huge endowments. Why allow them to keep that money while screwing the students.
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Of course requiring the schools to forgive tuition owed to them would be awesome. They have huge endowments. Why allow them to keep that money while screwing the students.
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‘Union’, writ large: “share” in the prosperity, but take ZERO of the responsibility/repercussions
- Elim. property taxes
- Elim. the illegal welfare state
- Return to ‘user pays upon services rendered’
Then I couldn’t care LESS about someone’s loans+
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