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In reply to the discussion: Al Gore calls on Barack Obama to 'act boldly' on climate change [View all]NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)5. Seeking a job for the end of the world
That as a catchy tune.
Sometimes Im not sure if people are aware of the recent drought, ice melt and outrageous storms.
Well, how about killing 2 birds with 1 stone? Hire people to plant trees and restore wetlands. You know, show vision and leadership and genuine concern about the extinction that is underway.
Or we can give more tax breaks to encourage companies to hire people, burn fossil fuels and continue business as usual. Then just maybe people will like us enough to vote for us! Yeah, sure, thats the road to salvation.
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A lot of people are hurting badly right now, and if they don't focus on jobs first, there will not
still_one
Nov 2012
#4
I do not think we can, the media will not be with us. If the economy visibly shows recovery, and
still_one
Nov 2012
#7
I concur. Even after all this time, it's still the Economy; all the stupid out there, take note.
Demeter
Nov 2012
#6
I believe in climate change, however, that will not trump jobs now. We have a two year window, and
still_one
Nov 2012
#8
But it's building stuff that will let us then greatly reduce the amount of oil we burn in the
limpyhobbler
Nov 2012
#14