The art of the (Green New) Deal

Published November 27, 2019 9:10pm ET



The estimated cost of nearly $90 trillion for the Green New Deal grossly underestimates the real cost of the proposed program.

That’s because most manufacturing companies, including those with minimal carbon footprints, will hop across the border and relocate themselves and their jobs to Canada or Mexico — neither of which is likely to shoot itself in the foot by pursuing a similarly lethal Green New Deal.

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