The Green New Deal Leads to Communism in Seattle

Leftist cities have found it fashionable of late to pass their own form of the Green New Disaster, er, Deal, or at least bring it up. You know, instead of fixing problems like poop, garbage, and used drug needles in the streets. Massive homelessness. Exploding rat populations. High cost of living. Poverty. And so forth. The article sadly includes a photoshopped picture of a “coal powered plant”, probably to take some of the impact away from Dori Monson’s piece

Dori: Seattle Green New Deal a big step toward communism

I want to make sure you know what is in this Seattle Green New Deal that the Seattle City Council passed earlier this week.

The King County Council is expected to pass a similar deal because they want to reorder all of us into a government-controlled economy. They want to fundamentally destroy capitalism. I am not exaggerating at all. I do know that economies run in cycles, and we are setting ourselves up for disaster during the next cyclical downturn with these measures.

Let me read to you a CliffsNotes version of the Green New Deal that just passed (for the full text, click here.) I’ve seen the City Council pass some far-Left measures over the years, but even I was stunned at how radical this one is.

First of all, they’re going to set up a 16-member Seattle Green New Deal Oversight Board, along with staff. So right there — a bunch more six-figure jobs that we’re funding. But take a look at who must be on that board.

The 16 appointed members shall be comprised of the following:

1. Eight members of communities directly impacted by racial, economic, and environmental injustices. One of these members should be a tribal member. Two of these members should be between the ages of 16 and 25 at the time of their appointment (Positions 1 through 8);

2. Three representatives of organizations engaged in environmental justice work (Positions 9 through 11);

3. Two representative of labor unions (Position 12 and 13); and

4. Three individuals with depth of experience in greenhouse gas reduction and climate resiliency strategy relevant to cities and their residents, in fields such as public health, infrastructure, sea level rise, or extreme weather events (Positions 14 through 16).

So we’re going to turn over the re-ordering of our local economy to children, labor unions, and people impacted by injustice. It sounds like only three of the people on the board will actually have any expertise in green energy strategies. “Environmental justice work” is just a word salad made up of words you’re not allowed to criticize. If only three of the 16 are in the field, then you know this isn’t about climate change.

But, this was never about ‘climate change’. ‘Climate change’ is not about the slowly changing climate, but, about pushing Modern Socialism, which is very much an authoritarian political belief.

The City seeks to create a fund and establish dedicated progressive revenue sources for its Green New Deal, along with an associated accountability body, that will be used to make investments in communities, prioritizing those impacted the most by economic, racial, and environmental injustice, and ensuring that those most impacted are centered in policies and empowered to make decisions.

That means massive taxation. The highest achievers, the hardest workers will be taxed so that their money can be given to the oppressed groups … all in the name of the planet.

This all looks like something I’d write, excerpts followed by commentary about how crazy it is.

The city also plans to “encourage the consumption of more plant-based foods and locally-produced foods.” So now they’re going to tell you what foods you should eat?

I do like this next idea though. The city wants to “make transit free, reliable, and widely accessible.” Free must mean there will be no taxes for transit. I can get behind this one.

Oh, wait … does free mean they are just going to tax other people to pay for it? I guess I’m still on the hook after all, then. Right now, every time someone rides a Sounder train from Everett to Seattle, they pay about $6 to $8. We the taxpayers pay $110 in subsidies for that ride.

It is what James Delingpole referred to as “Watermelons”: green on the outside, red on the inside. And this is what most cities are pushing. Which will soon mean more liberals who support this kind of crazy abandoning the cities when it hurts them

(Tulsa Beacon) Have an extra $2,000 you’d like to throw away?

That’s how much the Green New Deal could raise the average household’s annual electric bill, according to a new study from consulting firm Wood Mackenzie. Transitioning all power plants to clean energy — a central goal of the Green New Deal — would cost American consumers a staggering $4.7 trillion over the next two decades. (snip)

The study doesn’t even attempt to measure the cost of the GND’s other, non-climate related reforms, like setting up a single-payer healthcare system or guaranteeing a job to every American. All told, the proposal could cost an incomprehensible $93 trillion — $600,000 per household — according to the American Action Forum.

Come on, Warmists, you’re up for paying, right? And we’ve known that $2,000 cost since February. Funny how most media folks haven’t mentioned it.