That's Yang in his OWN car .... cuz' he's SPECIAL!!!
Posted on 09/19/2019 2:10:58 PM PDT by robowombat
Yang: Climate Change May Require Elimination of Car Ownership Imagines 'constant roving fleet of electric cars' as alternative
Graham Piro - SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 2:05 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang said the United States may have to eliminate private car ownership to combat climate change during MSNBC's climate forum at Georgetown University Thursday morning.
He told MSNBC host Ali Velshi that "we might not own our own cars" by 2050 to wean the United States economy off of fossil fuels, describing private car ownership as "really inefficient and bad for the environment." Privately owned cars would be replaced by a "constant roving fleet of electric cars."
A video posted by the GOP War Room shows Velshi asking Yang what measures he sees the world taking to fight climate change by 2050.
"You have this ability to envision the future, right, with your proposals on universal basic income. You've played the whole chess game out and you see what it looks like on the other end. Play the chess game out on climate change," Velshi said. "What does the world look like to you in 2050? What physically do you think we will do differently than we do today that will result in us fighting climate change?"
"Well I mentioned before that we might not own our own cars. Our current car ownership and usage model is really inefficient and bad for the environment," Yang said.
"You guys all probably agree with this because you're quite young," he told the Georgetown University crowd, adding an anecdote about driving a 1985 Honda Accord as a young man.
Yang then proposed an alternative to individuals owning their own cars.
"What we're really selling is not the car, it's mobility," he said. "So if you have mobility that's then tied into a much more, if you had like, for example, this constant roving fleet of electric cars that you would just order up, then you could diminish the impact of ground transportation on our environment very, very quickly."
Yang's climate plan calls for nearly $5 trillion in spending over the next 20 years. His proposal includes embracing the impacts of climate change.
"Move our people to higher ground. Natural disasters and other effects of climate change are already causing damage and death. We need to adapt our country to this new reality," his plan states.
The plan also includes a zero emissions standard for all new cars by 2030 and hundreds of billions of dollars in investments in emission-free ground and air transportation.
Yang enjoyed a recent polling bump and is now in fourth place in the California primary ahead of formerly "top-tier" candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.). "Must have been the crowdsurfing," he tweeted.
How about they come for our cars, and we shoot them with our guns?
Well I guess Michigan is staying in the Trump column...
Then they came for our cars, but I remained silent as I didn't own any cars.
Then they came for our....
Yang first. Let’s see him get around on his presidential campaign taking Greyhound and public buses. If he is really serious it is the right thing to do.
Well he seems like reasonable fellow.
That's Yang in his OWN car .... cuz' he's SPECIAL!!!
The downfall of the American republic began when we abandoned the practice of Tar and Feathers.
Fight to have it put it in the Party Platform, Andrew! All this newfound honesty from the Democrats is refreshing. Let's get it out there for everyone to see and hear.
SUCKAS!!!
Every day the members of the heard on the left try and find something more stupid to say.
This looks like today’s winner.
Not only will I not give up my cars and trucks I will not give up any of my other petro powered toys either.
To the left I give you, one and all, a big FU!!
Come and get them. I’m always looking for things that make life more fun.
A return to the days of the horse and buggy, except that horses have a tendency to produce about as much manure as these Dem candidates are producing.
Btt
Ownership of personal transportation is and always has been a composite part of BEING American. Even before automobiles, there were horse and ox drawn vehicles, and horseback riding for work, commerce, travel and pleasure purposes dates back to the very earliest days of colonization and the dawn of the American history saga.
Motor vehicles are just the high-tech substitute for horse ownership, and is a comparative bargain in today’s world. Ask anybody who still owns a horse.
The future is looking pretty grim.
I’ll be in my cabin in the mountains writing my manifesto.
Air conditioning.
And to think he’s the sanest of the bunch.
As soon as he conducts his campaign entirely on foot we can talk.
I’m voting for him. Two mules per family.
How about just eliminating the dumbasses that think they can foist this dopey stuff on us?
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