Let's look at the Green New Deal being presented in Congress

[hislegacy]

https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sit....gov/files/Resolution on a Green New Deal.pdf

(G) ensuring that the Green New Deal mobilization creates high-quality union jobs that 7 pay prevailing wages, hires local workers, offers 8 training and advancement opportunities, and 9 guarantees wage and benefit parity for workers 10 affected by the transition; 11 (H) guaranteeing a job with a family-sustaining wage, adequate family and medical 13 leave, paid vacations, and retirement security to 14 all people of the United States;

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[Nithavela]

Won't somebody think of the shareholders?!

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Sounds good to me.

 

[GreatLakes4Ever]

https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/sites/ocasio-cortez.house.gov/files/Resolution on a Green New Deal.pdf

(G) ensuring that the Green New Deal mobilization creates high-quality union jobs that 7 pay prevailing wages, hires local workers, offers 8 training and advancement opportunities, and 9 guarantees wage and benefit parity for workers 10 affected by the transition; 11 (H) guaranteeing a job with a family-sustaining wage, adequate family and medical 13 leave, paid vacations, and retirement security to 14 all people of the United States;

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Sounds great. Let’s get this thing rolling.

 

[Hammster]

Everyone should have all of their debt erased, too.

 

[Cement]

Why would anyone be against this?

 

[GlabrousDory4]

Oh no! IDEALISM! It must be stopped!

We must instead put all our efforts to building a giant 2000 mile long transparent concrete wall that will be paid for by people we are attempting to keep out of our country!

 

[Hammster]

Everyone should have at least a 3000 sq ft house.

 

[GreatLakes4Ever]

Everyone should have at least a 3000 sq ft house.

“Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence.“ -Vince Lombardi

 

[GlabrousDory4]

Everyone should have at least a 3000 sq ft house.

Was that in there too? I missed that!

Wow, Ocasio Cortez sure is wacky, isn't she? It's hilarious.

It's even more hilarious when she forgets to include REALLY CRAZY stuff like a "3000 square ft house" and "everyone's debt being forgiven".

 

[JackRT]

How about a profit sharing plan that extends below vice president level.

 

[Radagast]

Oh no! IDEALISM! It must be stopped!

Idealism divorced from reality is dangerous.

Look at Venezuela.

 

[JackRT]

And a $3,000,000 termination agreement for everyone even if you are fired for cause.

 

[GlabrousDory4]

Idealism divorced from reality is dangerous.

Look at Venezuela.

OR Trump! Trump promised the sky and pretty much everyone with more than a high school education knew it was not even close to realistic.

No one seriously believed Mexico would pay for his fantasy wall.
No one who knows anything about coal believed coal jobs would come back in force as he promised.
No one seriously believed he had secured North Korean denuclearization after his photo op meeting.

I agree idealism can be bad. But it's not a bad idea to start from the big ask and see how much you can get.

 

[GlabrousDory4]

And a $3,000,000 termination agreement for everyone even if you are fired for cause.

Hey, it's good enough for CEO's who violate corporate ethics and get pushed out the door!

 

[Hammster]

Was that in there too? I missed that!

Wow, Ocasio Cortez sure is wacky, isn't she? It's hilarious.

It's even more hilarious when she forgets to include REALLY CRAZY stuff like a "3000 square ft house" and "everyone's debt being forgiven".

With the idiocy that’s in there, I figured that those things in there would fit right in.

 

[GlabrousDory4]

With the idiocy that’s in there, I figured that those things in there would fit right in.

Sure, I mean, that makes sense.

Can't argue with solid logic. If someone says some things I don't agree with I often just make up even sillier stuff about them and use it to criticize the points I don't agree with!

 

[hislegacy]

I especially like the part to get rid of air craft.

 

[GlabrousDory4]

I especially like the part to get rid of air craft.

What page is that on? I missed that one.

 

[hislegacy]

Here is a winner:

(E) upgrading all existing buildings in the United States and building new buildings to achieve maximum energy efficiency, water effi- ciency, safety, affordability, comfort, and dura-
bility, including through electrification;

Every building in the US upgraded in the next ten years.