Yesterday, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Bill which covered many areas. The most important part of the bill was the $369 Billion devoted to drastically increasing renewable energy in the U.S. and to reducing greenhouse emissions in the country by 40% by 2030.
This is the biggest climate control measure the U.S. has ever enacted. Yes, Joe Biden isn't perfect and this bill could be better, but it was the best that could have been accomplished with Biden's razor thin legislative majorities, so he and the Democrats deserve lots of credit.
Also, please understand EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE VOTED AGAINST THIS BILL. Republicans and Trumpists remain perhaps the greatest obstacles to saving the planet ever. Remember this when you're voting or when forming your opinions about the United States and its political leaders. And those of you who are whining about the bill's imperfection remember that Republicans want to stomp on anything that tries to alleviate climate change, let alone accomplish something positive themselves.
For example, last month, Republican political leaders in the State of North Carolina tried to pass a bill that would require the State of North Carolina TO DESTROY all the electric car charging stations that the government had already installed around the state. Yes, you heard that right: DESTROY. I know a few insane Republican Trumpists personally (unfortunately) and they hate electric cars and anything that one would consider "green" or "climate friendly," so wasting millions of dollars by destroying already-paid-for charging stations makes perfect sense to them. Why they hate green initiatives with such passion, they have never ever been able to explain coherently to me. So, I will always support Democrats and Biden, despite some of their small blemishes, because if the insane, Republican anti-climate-protection fascists were fully in power, there would be no hope left for our planet.
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