Green New Deal could create jobs, raise wages, improve environment in Wisconsin

Thursday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., stood on the steps of the U.S. capitol to announce the introduction of a Green New Deal for America — a plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within ten years by mobilizing every aspect of the American economy. The deal proposes the creation of millions of “family supporting-wage, union” jobs through a federal job guarantee while ensuring economic security for communities that historically relied on fossil fuel industries. It’s a radical response to the climate crisis and the economic crises of wage stagnation and inequality....

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Ken Notes: Did I mention too far... There are great jobs and opportunities by moving in a more sustainable direction. If business sees the policy and mandates as punitive and productions is moved to countries that do not have a GND vision we will fail miserably. We can`t mandate paying $15 per hour -- we can and should develop an economy that sustains a wage higher than that for any worker. If we are looking for compromises this is where they will be easy to find. The GND is a good conversation starter -- it is horrible policy...