If you first heard about the “Green New Deal” by word of mouth, you might be forgiven if your initial impression was one of disbelief. Former Congressional Budget Office (CBO) director Douglas Holtz-Eakin estimates that the low-carbon electricity grid alone will cost $5.4 trillion. Ocasio-Cortez’s program for a “guaranteed job for everyone”— somewhere between $6.8 trillion and $44.6 trillion. But is the Green New Deal socialism? In addition to eliminating the belching cows, some environmental extremists actually propose emulating China’s mass abortion and mandatory reproductive limitations.

Source: Fox News October 14, 2019 22:41 UTC