Hey, great, we have cheap solar panels, but the Chinese state is bankrolling a swarm of insolvent firms. Maybe their "Step 3 profit" is trying to build that global monopoly, but its unclear if any of their chosen industries can build a moat that won't see production just move to India.
China's industrial policy is powered by state funding and almost zero private profit. The chosen industries can move quickly because there's no IP protection. You make a new battery, your neighbor can get a state loan and steal your process. This keeps prices down and innovation high.
The Metro North III's are still going strong and NJT's II's are also in daily use. NJT seems to be the only user that retired them and NJT's MO is "retire early and gets the Feds to buy something new".
Big reason the grifters trend right is that the left is resistant to shitty people. If Hasan had a right wing audience he'd call the whole thing fake news and grift even harder.
