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Re:US public wants climate change dealt with, but doesn’t li... by ZeroGravitas on Thursday June 29, 2023 @02:35PM (#36524766)
Despite the headline, those poll results are still more positive than you would expect from US Politics.
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Re:US public wants climate change dealt with, but doesn’t li... by TheCoelacanth on Thursday June 29, 2023 @03:29PM (#36525545)
Exactly, 70% in favor of a carbon tax.

That's drastically more than the percentage of US Senators or Congresspeople who would support that.

If anything, this shows that Americans want harsher action on climate change than we are getting.

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