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Those things aren't mutually exclusive! Do both of them!
Seriously! Stop presenting this as either/or. It's BOTH. No more excuses!
Wait, having congress do two things at once? Preposterous!
tbf they're going to have to work up to doing one thing at once
Seems like an awfully demanding schedule for Congress. They may have to start with doing half of a thing.
Is that like "Por que no los dos?"
They're so used to having more time off than on, barely working when they're on. They need to work like they can be fried for incompetence.
Fuck off with this naiive bullshit.
They need to focus on cost of living and improving the lives of the average American first and foremost.
Literally everything else is secondary and only possible if they do the first. This naiive we can do it all bullshit is why Democrats have repeatedly lost over the past several decades. It's so fucking frustrating to watch people on the left learn literally zero lessons and keep pursuing secondary bullshit as if it's a primary concern for anyone but themselves.
So fun fact, it would cost more money than the totality of all assets privately and publicly owned in the US to switch away from diesel overnight.
Also a fun fact, without export tariffs on domestic production of oil (which would cut off the US from the international oil trade) there is no possible way to lower the cost of living for the average American without removing Trump or completely neutering his ability to wage war. The Latter is much harder than the former.
Also a fun fact, unless the Iran war is stopped, there is no possible way to secure enough fertilizer to lower the cost of food in the US. Period. At all. There are no other sources of global fertilizer that could be secured.
Also a fun fact, without an executive branch that is willing to carry out the will of congress, nothing congress can do will ever have any effect. Meaning we need Trump and Trump related sycophants out of office before anything can be done for the cost of living or improving the lives of the average American.