Climate extremists want to help China by hurting the US economy

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Editor’s note: This essay is adapted from the new, New York Times bestselling book, “You Will Own Nothing: Your War with a New Financial World Order and How to Fight Back” by Carol Roth.   

The climate catastrophizers, the same ones who have been making incorrect predictions for more than 50 years, have an agenda that is not only unnecessary but also costly. When we look at the costs of everything “green,” one cost that isn’t well-factored into the discussion is that of destroying more of our economy, particularly losing it to China. 

We have been here before, and history certainly seems to be “rhyming” again. 

In the late 1970s, the U.S. was ensnared by the lure of China as an opportunity to spread capitalistic principles, capture market share and potentially share democratic ideals. It was a bet by U.S. government planners that China, a country with a communist history, that was run by a communist party and that did not believe in individual rights, would somehow be able to be transformed.  

DOZENS OF REPUBLICANS PROBE US AUTOMAKER FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH CCP-LINKED EV COMPANY

In 1979, the U.S. government granted China most-favored-nation (MFN) status for trade. During

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