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Rather amazingly, the $93 trillion dollar price tag seems to be a function of right-wing think tank groupthink. Some right-wing think tank came up with the num
by Frondo 7y ago
Rather amazingly, the $93 trillion dollar price tag seems to be a function of right-wing think tank groupthink.
Some right-wing think tank came up with the number, and you can see it cited on mises.org, the Washington Examiner, Fox Business, and a wide variety of other right-leaning outlets, all citing the original right-wing calculation uncritically.
Seems somewhat apropos on a discussion thread about groupthink that such a figure, given its provenance, would come up.
- will4274 7y agoThe proponents of the plan refuse to estimate it's cost. I don't think it's unreasonable or unexpected to use opponent's estimates when they are the only estimates available. The (left-leaning) website factcheck.org notes that the green new deal is likely to incorporate a Medicare-for-all program with a pricetag around $36 trillion, so the order of magnitude is at least correct. So, I think your "groupthink" descriptor is a off base. I'd also note that you didn't respond to the substance of my comment (seriously - replace the $50 to $100 trillion in my comment with $20 trillion - does it make a difference to my argument??) but instead frothed at a widely cited estimate without providing another estimate that you saw as more reliable.