The Autocratic Hand of California Will Slap Away the Invisible One
As many are aware, World Economic Forum-compliant California Governor Gavin Newsome issued an executive order, through the California Air Resources Board (ironically created by Ronald Reagan when he was governor of that state), to appease the climate change hysterics and the propaganda that is really starting to take off at the moment (as propaganda machine CNN predicted it would). This new rule will prohibit the sale of new gasoline-powered engines by 2035, but car manufacturers must develop 35% of their new products to be powered from battery or hydrogen sources by 2026. It jumps to 68% by 2030.
Without any surprise whatsoever, authoritarian states, such as New York, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, Vermont, and Massachusetts, are expected to agree, without question, to follow California’s lead and adopt more stringent standards than those of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Act requirements. This power grab by the nation’s most populous state will trickle down to everyone else in a negative manner, and the politicians will laugh their way to the bank, as they force the population to comply with their demands (politicians somehow always know which stocks to invest in and how to profit off of their knowledge and positions).
I thought that the Left cared about following our democratic institutions, but here is another example of how it loves to legislate through executive edict. This new electric car standard was not passed by the legislature, so how can progressives claim that democracy is a top priority? It is like pushing the agenda outweighs claimed principles, and this is a clear case of the authoritarianism that they pretend to oppose. Let us force our policies down everyone’s throats, because we know what is better for the planet than you do, you stupid peasants. The politicians dictating to us how to live our lives, of course, are the same people flying to meetings in their greenhouse gas-emitting private jets (if climate change measures were really about saving the planet, our elites in society would reduce their own standards of living, instead of forcing us to lower ours).
Because it is too expensive for car manufacturers to create two separate specifications for their products, most companies prefer to produce cars with the California standard (hidden regulations that violate the concept of the free market), and these companies work very closely with the California executive branch when making their vehicles. In addition, several states, which are not permitted to create stricter standards for emissions and other automotive issues, follow the lead of California, which has a special federal waiver (“California waiver”). This means that even if the Biden administration and the EPA do not announce federal guidelines or executive orders for eliminating and phasing out gasoline-powered vehicles, the car industry will have no choice but to focus solely on the electric car market, as the green-allied states make up approximately 40% of the population and almost that much in total car sales across the entire country. What car company is going to spend money on products that are not allowed in the future market?
The Left constantly claims that choice is an important aspect in the American way of life, but yet, it takes this away, at every turn, through its regulations and mandates (it seems as if the only choice that progressives really care about is the ability to murder babies). In this case, governments are forcing the heavy hand of the state to dictate market outcomes, against the will of the people. What about poor individuals that cannot afford the new products? What if the average person does not want an electric car in the late 2030’s? What if the electric grid does not allow for enough vehicles to be on the roads? Rich people will be fine, of course, as they can bear the new cost, but less affluent people will not be so lucky. Do progressives even care about the best interests of the poor, or are they just concerned with the profit-making of environmentally-friendly corporations?
When progressives are not busy making life more difficult for individuals across the economy, one of their favorite pastimes is complaining about how free market capitalism is the worst system ever devised by mankind, and yet, it is this very system that has produced the most wealth and the highest standards of living throughout history. The car manufacturers that receive subsidies from or partner with the federal and state governments will be able make quite a handsome profit (corporatism), while companies that do not switch to green solutions will be left out of the market (too bad, so sad). Because we will focus on the advancement of electric cars under the current technology, research and development, which could have gone towards new and improved technology, will be guided towards the less efficient processes currently available. Once disruptions in the market occur in the future and poor people are unable to afford vehicles, capitalism will be blamed, even though it had nothing to do with the free market and everything to do with controlled markets (this is what always happens). The free market would be able to give these people an alternative choice, but when the government determines market development, that choice is stripped away.
What can we expect from our new green utopia that is dictated to us by the Left? Well, California, which is known for its rolling blackouts because of its inefficient green power sources, told residents not to charge their electric cars during a recent blackout. Besides the blackout being blamed on climate change (a way to divert responsibility and avoid having to admit that their system is inefficient), this is a laughable course of events that cannot be made up. Progressives want everyone to own electric cars in the upcoming years, but they cannot even supply people with a power grid capable of handling the increased demand for electricity. Our future may include fewer people traveling, at least in comparison with today, but this is the progress that the Left promises us with its market manipulations and autocratic top-down and one-size-fits-all policies. California did not put this new standard up to a vote of the people who will be most affected by this change, and yet, the entire country will be forced to comply with the demands of progressives.
Thank you for reading, and please check out my book, The Global Bully, and website.
Without any surprise whatsoever, authoritarian states, such as New York, New Jersey, Washington, Oregon, Vermont, and Massachusetts, are expected to agree, without question, to follow California’s lead and adopt more stringent standards than those of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Air Act requirements. This power grab by the nation’s most populous state will trickle down to everyone else in a negative manner, and the politicians will laugh their way to the bank, as they force the population to comply with their demands (politicians somehow always know which stocks to invest in and how to profit off of their knowledge and positions).
I thought that the Left cared about following our democratic institutions, but here is another example of how it loves to legislate through executive edict. This new electric car standard was not passed by the legislature, so how can progressives claim that democracy is a top priority? It is like pushing the agenda outweighs claimed principles, and this is a clear case of the authoritarianism that they pretend to oppose. Let us force our policies down everyone’s throats, because we know what is better for the planet than you do, you stupid peasants. The politicians dictating to us how to live our lives, of course, are the same people flying to meetings in their greenhouse gas-emitting private jets (if climate change measures were really about saving the planet, our elites in society would reduce their own standards of living, instead of forcing us to lower ours).
Because it is too expensive for car manufacturers to create two separate specifications for their products, most companies prefer to produce cars with the California standard (hidden regulations that violate the concept of the free market), and these companies work very closely with the California executive branch when making their vehicles. In addition, several states, which are not permitted to create stricter standards for emissions and other automotive issues, follow the lead of California, which has a special federal waiver (“California waiver”). This means that even if the Biden administration and the EPA do not announce federal guidelines or executive orders for eliminating and phasing out gasoline-powered vehicles, the car industry will have no choice but to focus solely on the electric car market, as the green-allied states make up approximately 40% of the population and almost that much in total car sales across the entire country. What car company is going to spend money on products that are not allowed in the future market?
The Left constantly claims that choice is an important aspect in the American way of life, but yet, it takes this away, at every turn, through its regulations and mandates (it seems as if the only choice that progressives really care about is the ability to murder babies). In this case, governments are forcing the heavy hand of the state to dictate market outcomes, against the will of the people. What about poor individuals that cannot afford the new products? What if the average person does not want an electric car in the late 2030’s? What if the electric grid does not allow for enough vehicles to be on the roads? Rich people will be fine, of course, as they can bear the new cost, but less affluent people will not be so lucky. Do progressives even care about the best interests of the poor, or are they just concerned with the profit-making of environmentally-friendly corporations?
When progressives are not busy making life more difficult for individuals across the economy, one of their favorite pastimes is complaining about how free market capitalism is the worst system ever devised by mankind, and yet, it is this very system that has produced the most wealth and the highest standards of living throughout history. The car manufacturers that receive subsidies from or partner with the federal and state governments will be able make quite a handsome profit (corporatism), while companies that do not switch to green solutions will be left out of the market (too bad, so sad). Because we will focus on the advancement of electric cars under the current technology, research and development, which could have gone towards new and improved technology, will be guided towards the less efficient processes currently available. Once disruptions in the market occur in the future and poor people are unable to afford vehicles, capitalism will be blamed, even though it had nothing to do with the free market and everything to do with controlled markets (this is what always happens). The free market would be able to give these people an alternative choice, but when the government determines market development, that choice is stripped away.
What can we expect from our new green utopia that is dictated to us by the Left? Well, California, which is known for its rolling blackouts because of its inefficient green power sources, told residents not to charge their electric cars during a recent blackout. Besides the blackout being blamed on climate change (a way to divert responsibility and avoid having to admit that their system is inefficient), this is a laughable course of events that cannot be made up. Progressives want everyone to own electric cars in the upcoming years, but they cannot even supply people with a power grid capable of handling the increased demand for electricity. Our future may include fewer people traveling, at least in comparison with today, but this is the progress that the Left promises us with its market manipulations and autocratic top-down and one-size-fits-all policies. California did not put this new standard up to a vote of the people who will be most affected by this change, and yet, the entire country will be forced to comply with the demands of progressives.
Thank you for reading, and please check out my book, The Global Bully, and website.
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