Ernest Istook: "Green Jobs" Cronyism and Cannibalism

Simply put, the green jobs agenda spends billions of taxpayer dollars to destroy existing jobs and replace them with jobs in politically-favored businesses, raising the costs of energy along the way.

The politically-connected win. Existing job-holders and companies lose. Home electric bills go up. Power also costs more for companies, making it more expensive to go into business or to stay in business.

It's cronyism that is building a political power structure based on false claims about clean green jobs.

It's cannibalism because creating the green jobs requires killing off existing jobs.

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