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It would be nice to think that a lot of the new jobs would be in carbon and environment management.

I'd like to see the government pay anybody who wants a job to plant trees.

With what new revenue? Are you also proposing a new tax burden for a recently slammed economy? That’s gonna be a hard sell.

There have been long periods of higher taxes and economic growth. If the private sector can't keep people economically active then the state will step in.

It's called a stimulus package!

> It would be nice to think that [...]

It sure would ... wouldn't it.

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