Introducing: The US Department Of Home Safety, Affordability and Comfort.
The “Green New Deal” Resolution promises federal government intervention into our lives at an unprecedented level. One element calls for “upgrading all existing buildings in the United States and building new buildings” to accomplish various stated goals. Among those are the goals of achieving maximum “safety, affordability and comfort.” Meet your new government agency: The U.S. Department of Home Safety, Affordability and Comfort. Imagine the river of regulations flowing from such an agency. If you think IRS regulations are voluminous, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. One concern is how are they going to define the operative terms? For example, who decides what constitutes “maximum comfort” in a personal residence? Does not the owner decide what attributes and amenities he wishes to fund to suit his own needs? Apparently not, since Leftists believe people are wholly incapable to deciding for themselves what’s best for them. What level of inspections and certifications will be required—and at what cost—before a person can continue to occupy a home? If a federal inspector decides that the carpet is not sufficiently “comfortable,” who pays for new carpet? One thing is for sure, I search in vain for the article of the Constitution that authorizes systematic home invasions by the federal government.
