Ep. 128 - Is Joe Manchin More Reasonable Than Us?

Frown Town

English - August 16, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Welcome back to Frown Town! This week, Vee and J discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, specifically its $369B in climate provisions, the largest amount the American government has ever earmarked for spending on the climate crisis.

Special thank you to FCON for loaning us their song Liquid Fury! - https://fcon206.bandcamp.com/album/fcon

Relevant Links:

US House passes Democrats’ landmark healthcare and climate bill - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/12/us-house-passes-climate-bill-inflation-reduction-act

Senate passes $739bn healthcare and climate bill after months of wrangling - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/07/inflation-reduction-act-senate-democrats-pass

Why Internet Leftists Are So Pissed About Democrats’ Historic Climate Bill - https://slate.com/business/2022/08/inflation-reduction-act-climate-change-criticism-adam-mckay-david-sirota.html

What the Inflation Reduction Act Does — and Doesn’t Do — for Climate - https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/08/12/what-the-inflation-reduction-act-does-and-doesnt-do-for-climate/