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The drawbacks of the Green New Deal
This position catalogues the drawbacks attributed to the Green New Deal. It argues that the plan would greatly expand federal control over the energy sector and personal choices, and that its enormous projected cost would balloon the national deficit and raise household energy bills.
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- The Green New Deal will expand the federal government's involvement in the energy sectorPrivate industries currently operate most of the energy sector. Government involvement would only hurt the industry by overregulating and slowing the industry sector down to bureaucracy's speed.
- The Green New Deal will increase the deficit in the United StatesA total change from fossil fuels to renewable energies would cost the United States trillions of dollars. This would only add to the deficit, and cuts to other vital programs would be necessary for the Green New Deal to become a reality.