“What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.”
It is nothing short of amazing how little faith our supposed free-market Republicans have in the ability of the free market to adapt to a changing world. While the bureaucratic and regulatory friendly Democrats are actually much more likely to express full confidence in the ability of human cleverness to not only rise to any occasion, but to thrive through the experience.
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 9, the Climate Action Now Act, by a vote of 231 (228 of them Democrats) to 190 (all Republicans).