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But but.. politicians taxing their wealthy donors? I'll believe it when I see it.
There's a chunk of the Democrats, notably 'progressives,' who are willing to do just that. Markey is one.
Yup I'd like to see it, but Dems tend to do a lot of virtue signaling without follow through
The major issue blocking their action is that every Republican votes against it, and a handful of Democrats are bought off, so they vote with the Republicans. The Republicans hold a majority in the House of Representatives, so this means that no new climate legislation is going to pass before the 2024 election.
I get it, but isn't it strange that we're always chasing the dragon, it's always just within reach.
I wouldn't say that.
We're on the right trajectory here, just not nearly fast enough