Go ahead, call her a socialist. See if she cares. Klein is ready for a battle and is not afraid to own her politics. Though she doesn’t take up the “socialist” mantle, observing that so-called “socialist” countries were just as carbon-hungry and blameworthy as their capitalist competitors throughout the 20th century, Klein’s prescriptions nevertheless require big government plans to invest in renewable energy, expand public transit no matter the price, and redistribute public wealth that has been appropriated by the one percent. To pay for all this, Klein admits, “taxes will have to rise for everyone but the poor.” Quashing skepticism of such big-government spending in advance, Klein reminds the critics that given the two alternatives — climate change or system change — “[there is] no scenario in which we can avoid wartime levels of spending in the public sector.” Money spent on preventative measures would inevitably be spent on disaster and rescue spending, but holds the added benefit of easing inequality and climate change at the same time.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:44:09 +0000
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