The Alarmists don't have a plan. In two decades, I haven't seen a detailed outline of socioeconomic and environmental policies that will make a real impact while addressing the concerns of blue collar workers affected by the transition away from fossil fuels. I haven't seen anything in the Biden infrastructure bill other than a hodgepodge of programs that will provide tax payer dollars to contractors and government employees to pursue undefined goals. It's just the government picking winners and losers similar to I think the 2008 stimulus package that provided funds to campaign donors who then misappropriated it. Solyndra comes to mind.
In 2020, we were on track to increase our renewable energies to over 20% of all sources. A main contributor for stimulating the renewable industry was the Trump tax cut providing incentives to solar, wind, and EV, as well as the access to minerals that could be locally mined in the United States (UAMY lawsuit comes to mind). Alarmists are on the side that is currently fighting these companies, even though politicians in other countries are opening up mines due to supply-chain issues. The other issue is natural gas. Australia is building a pipeline. Europe is building a pipeline with Russia. We decided to shutdown construction even though the US is experiencing sever supply-chain issues throughout electronics, energy, and every thing else. We have to get superconductors from China and Africa, and they're squeezing manufacturers that make EVs. The private sector was actually making headway.
