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Hoodafan

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It's a fluffy unsupported "I love puppy dogs" piece full of speculative


claims and no actual plan on how to go about loving those puppy dogs. Let's just highlight a few tiny examples out of the countless ones that can be found.

It claims not doing this will cost us $500Billion in lost economic output per year in the US by 2100. Now that's certainly a big scary number that will dupe folks into thinking this is a good investment but how exactly is that calculated and shown to be true? What will be the lost economic output from doing this? Will there be any adaptation by our economy through technology, etc. to offset some of lost economic output? Our economy seems to keep rolling along while we haven't been doing this. And is that even a realistic number to begin with, or should we just accept it as "fact" because it's there?

It addresses things like the gender gap that results in women earning approximately 80% of men on average. It addresses guaranteeing a job with adequate family sustaining wages, adequate family and medical leave, paid vacations and retirement security to all people of the U.S. It addresses the rights of all workers to organize, unionize, and have collective bargaining. It addresses wage and hour standards across all sectors. Now ignoring for the moment the laughable claims and lack of explanation as to how exactly we will ensure these things, how exactly do those things impact "climate change" again?

And it intends to do this by also apparently ending all use of Nukes, and while I don't recall it being addressed specifically, they aren't fans of hydro either. So this will all happen thanks to wind and solar alone? How? And how does it address this issue around the World? Should we go to war with China, India, etc. if they don't adapt the same approach? This is our generation's WWII after all.

But all of that is mostly beside the point. Those supporting this speculative and undefined nonsense should be convincing others why it should be supported. It is not up to the naysayers to convince the partisans why they shouldn't. Yet they can't or won't defend it. They simply attack, insult, and claim you just hate puppy dogs. It's a not serious document that deserves to not be taken seriously.

(In response to this post by southdenverhoo)

Posted: 02/14/2019 at 11:56AM



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The Green New Deal is on Fyre (link) -- JMHoo 02/13/2019 8:46PM
  What should America do -- DanTheFan 02/14/2019 08:41AM
  I would definitely argue -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/14/2019 09:39AM
  Here's the thing about those polls -- Hoodeac 02/14/2019 11:02AM
  Understood. -- jdubforwahoowa 02/14/2019 11:04AM
  It's a mistake. -- jdubforwahoowa 02/14/2019 09:54AM
  That's the wrong question. What should the world do? -- BocaHoo91 02/14/2019 09:31AM
  What, exactly, are you supporting? -- DanTheFan 02/14/2019 09:24AM
  Like monkeys thowing shit, something will stick. -- Lupos 02/14/2019 09:05AM
  Hereby making my point ** -- WaxHoo 02/14/2019 6:56PM
  No and the authors of the plan are not monkeys ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 09:07AM
  Really? ** -- Lupos 02/14/2019 09:10AM
  It does around here. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 02/14/2019 08:53AM
  :( ** -- WaxHoo 02/14/2019 6:55PM
  It’s easy to shit on someone else’s ideas -- WahooMatt05 02/14/2019 08:12AM
  Here's my plan -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/14/2019 08:44AM
  You nailed it on your last sentence. -- jdubforwahoowa 02/14/2019 08:57AM
  Dreaming is as easy as lying in bed ** -- HokieDan95 02/14/2019 09:50AM
  The best dreams come to the awake ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 10:09AM
  That can be quite the nightmare for some. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 02/14/2019 09:59AM
  Imagine ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 09:05AM
  Yep, great song. Flawed concept. -- jdubforwahoowa 02/14/2019 09:06AM
  Dare to be great ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 09:07AM
  How about -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/14/2019 08:57AM
  Those are the people who DIED! DIED! ** -- jdubforwahoowa 02/14/2019 09:58AM
  What section of the plan is that in? ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 09:23AM
  Just asking very simple questions -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 09:35AM
  I used to be disgusted, now I'm just amused. ** -- jdubforwahoowa 02/14/2019 09:59AM
  Don’t leave the building, Elvis ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 10:05AM
  Angel wants to wear my Red Shoes. -- jdubforwahoowa 02/14/2019 10:08AM
  I assume you mean the singer! ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 10:12AM
  The old one, yes! ** -- jdubforwahoowa 02/14/2019 10:13AM
  Try reading ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 09:26AM
  If you would bother to read you would -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 09:34AM
  The plan is asinine on its face -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/14/2019 10:09AM
  Right. Sure. Sorry again for the tough question ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 10:13AM
  It is just straight Socialism. -- jdubforwahoowa 02/14/2019 09:01AM
  No, it’s not ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 09:06AM
  What section of the plan was that? ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 09:24AM
  Hyper specific! I asked you to support -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 09:47AM
  It is just aggravating that some people -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 11:00AM
  The measure to be revealed later. :-) ** -- jdubforwahoowa 02/14/2019 09:25AM
  What does this line mean? -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/14/2019 09:09AM
  Many kids have little to access to -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 09:22AM
  We can count Gavin Newsom as one of the unbelievers now -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/13/2019 10:40PM
  I did read what he actually did -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/14/2019 08:32AM
  LOL. ** -- hoothat 02/14/2019 12:30PM
  I think the first question is -- MaizeAndBlueWahoo 02/14/2019 09:04AM
  Actually that info is out there and easily gound -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 09:53AM
  Again, no disagreement from me ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 08:51AM
  Bad ass looking plane -- HokieDan95 02/13/2019 11:52PM
  Trump wants our $3.5 billion back (link) -- JMHoo 02/13/2019 10:48PM
  The Unwilling to Work and No Cow Farts Act ** -- ryno hoo 02/13/2019 10:16PM
  Be Aggressive -- jdubforwahoowa 02/13/2019 9:12PM
  No, it's what stupid ideas deserve ** -- HokieDan95 02/13/2019 9:05PM
  What stupid ideas are you speaking of? ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 06:51AM
  Have you read the plan? ** -- HokieDan95 02/14/2019 07:20AM
  Yes I have. Are you going to answer MY question? ** -- 111Balz 02/14/2019 07:46AM
  When you ask a good one sure ** -- HokieDan95 02/14/2019 08:06AM
  The needs of the few outweigh the needs of the many...... ** -- Hooooooooooooooo 02/14/2019 08:03AM

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