MIGHTY GREEN JOE
By: Derek Varsalona
This week President Joe Biden took a trip to Brazil to work on clean energy initiatives. It is the first time that a President has taken a trip to the Amazon Rainforest a historic achievement. But President Biden needs to be more confident in his goals. His goals for clean energy are more political than they are economical. President Biden wants clean energy for two reasons: To let the Democrats win but more importantly to leave some sort of lasting legacy. The fact of the matter is that President Biden is searching for a legacy. Build Back Better, is Build Back slower. The Green New Deal has yet to come to fruition and most likely will only if it is piecemealed through Congress. So President Biden is searching for a legacy.
President Biden wants more competitive clean energy jobs. That is a good thing. But what expense does it come at? We can not be favoring one industry over another. It is hard for people working 20 to 30 years in one industry like coal to find a job in the clean energy sector. With this initiative, I think there is going to be higher unemployment. Thank God President Trump is coming into office and will put an end to all of this nonsense. The fact of the matter is we need to equal the playing field with free enterprise and not government regulations. The people vote with their wallets on clean energy and vote at the ballot box.
Does clean energy stall economic growth? I think the answer to that is yes since we favor one industry over another. President Biden wants to diversify clean energy initiatives so he says. But the fact of the matter is he is not for diversifying. He is for destroying an energy sector for the betterment of the planet. The fact of the matter is while he is off becoming mighty green Joe he is killing industry right here at home. Having someone transfer to the clean energy sector is going to be rough. It is going to take a lot of training. Also, the people might not be able to make the money they once made in the oil sector so their standard of living is going to decrease.
The last thing President Biden is going to do is make an economy for green electric vehicles. That means he is going to outlaw gas-gushing vehicles. As always comments accepted.
Source: President Joseph R. Biden. " Fact Sheet: New Brazil-US Partnership for the Energy Transition." WhiteHosue.gov Rio De Janeiro: November 19, 2024.
Joe Biden in the Amazon
Image: New York Times
Nov. 17 2024
Ana Iovana
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/11/19/fact-sheet-new-brazil-u-s-partnership-for-the-energy-transition/
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