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Let’s just focus on three things…first, let’s invest in infrastructure, but make sure those investments are putting us on track towards a more energy efficient, resource conserving economy. We also need to make a bigger investment in educational infrastructure. I live in Austin, which adds about 30,000 people per year to its population, but the school district just recently let go a large number of teachers – that’s counter intuitive. Second, let’s cut some of the mindless spending that isn’t making our economy more sustainable. I think we could start with corporate subsidies, especially those that go to agri-business, and the fossil fuel industry. Lastly, we desperately need tax reform, now. The top 1% are taking the largest share of national income since just before the Great Depression – check with economists like Paul Krugman, or Joseph Stiglitz, or Jeffrey Sachs. - Gary C, Austin TX

I was born in the Boston are a spent much of my childhood playing in the woods of Lexington. I was introduced to American history by living in the town where the “shot heard round the world” actually happened. My friends and I would sometimes ride our bikes to Concord and swim in Walden Pond (not really fully appreciating Thoreau at the time). So I was steeped in American history and have later been greatly influenced by environmentalism. I was quite upset when the right wing of the republican party (the guys who would have been loyal to the Crown) abducted the name “Tea Party.” I want that back so I propose the name “GREEN TEA PARTY.” In this way, we would reclaim one of the significant events in the American revolution for progressives liberals and give it a new environmental twist. We also know that making America a leader in a green technology future is the only way to stay competitive and save the planet.

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