• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    Biden rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement, revoked the Keystone Pipeline permit, created a 13 million acre federal petroleum reserve for Alaskan wildlife, greatly increased oil site lease cost, signed $7B in solar subsidies, enacted the Inflation Reduction act to support clean energy…

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      Yes, but you see, if you ignore all of that… Then Biden hasn’t done anything and it’s all just “meaningless babble!”

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      Exactly. How dare he set goals and then take incremental steps to achieve them? The nerve!

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      Increased efficiency standards on cars, home appliances, industry. Created new permitting rules to streamline new transmission lines. Huge investment in rail

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      And how much of that matters to the average voter, sitting around with no air conditioning, reading reports about the “hottest year on record” 4 years in a row?

      None of that means anything to the average voter.

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        It depends on the person. I want my daughter to die of old age, not starvation from widespread famine.

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          Why hasn’t Joe Biden built a gigantic air conditioner in the sky? FAILED PRESIDENCY!