A 21st-century
take on Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ Communist Manifesto was
introduced in the form of a nonbinding resolution introduced by Rep. Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). The resolution effectively
does nothing other than express the sense that Congress should pass a so-called
“Green New Deal” whose wholly unattainable goals would almost certainly wreak
havoc on the economy and drive the United States further into debt.
The term “insane”
understates how bad the ideas presented in this resolution really are. Both the
Green New Deal resolution and the FAQ document released with it read like
something concocted in a drunken haze in a college dorm room. Although it’s
certainly imaginative, it’s not remotely close to serious public policy.
Perhaps that explains why Rep. Ocasio-Cortez removed the documents from her
congressional website.
