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What is the best way to fight climate change?
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Selected claim, opposing its parent
Making radical changes in the economy would require ambitious investments, so states would have to
drastically increase taxes
on wealthy individuals and corporations. This would be very difficult to achieve in most countries.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Many voters are
wary of the large price tag
, meaning it will take a long time to convince voters that such spending is worth it.
Pro claim 2
Given the
immense power
that corporations have over policy-making in the US and Europe, it is unlikely that many of these proposals would be approved or implemented properly.
Con claim 1
After relatively little campaigning, the Green New Deal has
widespread support
in the US, even among Republican voters.