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Entrenched interests?

You may, I think, even equate entrenched interests with the establishment itself.

Establishment? Well, that’s another general word for the powers that be.

Powers that be? Yeah, another useful expression but never mind. Too many words at once often lead to indigestion. Let’s be quite content with coming to terms with “entrenched interests” for today.

Yes, I mean it. Entrenched groups are not the most pleasant people. They’re certainly not progressive but you have to accept them as they are. Got to understand your enemy, you know, before you can do anything about it.

If you do intent to do something about it, understand that this particular enemy, the entrenched interests in general, hides in trenches that are firm and fortified. In other words, prepare for prolonged battle.

And here are media examples for you to see exactly who these so-called entrenched interests may be:

1. Last week, the senate fell one vote short of passing an energy bill with moderate support for renewable energy. The main reason for this was simple. Funds dedicated to tax incentives for renewable energy were to be paid for by the repeal of incentives for oil companies and utilities (industry spun this as “raising taxes”). Democrats’ “Pay as you go” policy required that funding for renewables would have to be paid for by cuts elsewhere, which is why the repeal of incentives for fossil fuel industries, which are enjoying record profits, was proposed. But why be surprised? Oil companies and utilities spend tens of millions of dollars on lobbying and campaign contributions.