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Sep 7, 2021Liked by Bill McKibben

Except for the color and amount of his hair, Bernie, 80 on Wednesday, never seems to age. Love the picture of him tipping back in his chair. But whoever travels with him should make sure he has a non-plastic water bottle at his side. Concerns about plastic pollution run a strong second to concerns about climate change. How about a reusable bottle with TH!RD ACT logo.

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Yes this legislation needs a name, but more than anything it needs to be split into two separate bills. The first one that focuses exclusively on climate change the second that focuses on human issues. By lumping all this together it greatly reduces the chance of it passing. Separating it capitalizes on the 69% of the population that supports climate change issues. Perhaps they could be titled:

1 - Infrastructure (the present bill)

2 - Infrastructure for the Planet

3- Infrastructure for the People

And they could be paid for differently, #2 with a carbon tax, #3 with an increase in the corporate tax.

In my opinion the biggest mistake that Obama made was choosing to use his political capital on Obamacare instead of climate change, setting us back 12 years. We don't have time for another mistake like that.

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I would love a reusable bottle with the THIRD ACT logo!

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