It's a Wonderful Life...not in the Empire State. Nor the Golden state. Nor most blue states. The details...
In 21st century New York, George Bailey and his buddy the wealthy manufacturer Wainwright would be seen as environmental terrorists trying to build a manufacturing plant that could pollute the Bedford Falls water supply. By contrast, Henry Potter’s gambling dens and dance halls would be hailed as providing green jobs and sparking an economic revival.
Think my analysis is a bit far fetched? Last week Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a ban on fracking and approved the building of several large casinos in Upstate New York. Cuomo professed to believe that fracking never creates many jobs and is hazardous to the environment. More likely, he was blowing off Republican-leaning constituencies Upstate New York while kowtowing to the Orwellian-named Working Families party.
And they forgot the other blue state "Pottervilia": Housing. Mr. Potter was outraged that the Bailey Building and Loan was helping working families escape his tenements and into suburban tract homes which is of course anathema to Smart Growthers. Because tenements are hip. And don't even talk to me about the Bailey's large, environmentally offensive family.
Is it just me or do the Blue State Dems seem like they are doing everything possible to be the anti-family party?
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