Subjectivist wrote:.... one has to wonder: why are these victories so hard to achieve? Why would utilities and politicians not want to save hundreds of billions of dollars? And why would they not want an electric grid that can keep the lights on?
Of course I understand the financial motive: the Democratic Party is trying to shift trillions of dollars into industries that reliably support that party’s politicians, including utilities that dance to the “green” tune. But I think the truth is darker than that. I think the Democratic Party is trying to destroy the middle class, an idea first brought to my mind by Glenn Reynolds.
I don't think the D party is consciously trying to destroy the middle class.
I think destroying the middle class is an accidental by-product of current D liberal policies.
There's an old saying.....the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
The Ds have the best of intentions.....
The Ds think it's "racist" that many people of color get arrested for minor crimes like shoplifting......so they decriminalize shoplifting. But this has the accidental side effect of normalizing shoplifting and making it rampant in cities, which in turn destroys middle class businesses and jobs.
The Ds think the police are "racist" so they defund the police, which has the effect of vastly increasing drug use and other criminal activity especially in poor areas.
The Ds think migrants should be freely allowed to cross the border into the USA, which is great for the penniless migrants but tends to depress wages for poor Americans by flooding the labor force with untrained workers.
AND
The Ds think nuclear power is evil, so they do everything they can to obstruct and block nuclear power construction, which in turn forces more use of coal and NG and results in higher CO2 emissions and increased global warming.
the road to hell is paved with good intentions.Cheers!