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Did their daughter have these sincerely held beliefs?

Why would we need to create a different term or to even categorize these two kinds of people differently? They both deserve and need help. If someone spits on a windshield doesn't mean they deserve less

Because that implies a large number of companies are conspiring together without evidence

Can you provide an example of how it can chill political speech

Racist is used to describe someone who is intolerant of people based on their ethnicity ,skin color, national origin, and the like.

How would it show they are following what it politically correct?

For example if they ban a post for something that would be reflected but if they don't that's not shown

How would it restrict speech?

Tech is about anything people use it for. Why not focus on the company that did this than an entire industry of tech

"would it not make more sense to just replace the fossil fuel with renewable energy"

What if people don't want to switch? They'll just elect someone who stops the progress.

The carbon capture doesn't require the cooperation of the public, except for funding.

What do politics have to do with helping the environment?

Wasn't Tesla funded mostly by carbon credits for good portion of their existence?

They've made electric cars mainstream

"It's all green washing. Everyone, the rich especially, must dramatically reduce consumption and put our money towards regrowing/healing the green space."

Microsoft can fund this development it's much more difficult to make other people change their ways

How did it prove that?

Democrats complained about healthcare

Obama pushed the ACA (Obamacare), had to compromise to get it passed, later it was gutted by Republicans, with key provisions remaining

1. Children can remain on parent's healthcare plan until 26

2. Insurance companies can't deny coverage for existing diseases

Republicans almost got rid of these provisions and it was saved by one vote from John McCain who did it out of spite and not because he agreed with the ACA [1]

[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/health/obamacare/mccain-hated-obamac...

The Inflation Reduction Act directed the IRS to create a feasibility study on direct file

"The report focuses on three areas: taxpayer opinions, cost and feasibility. The report also includes an analysis conducted by an independent third party, as required by the statute. The report also lays out the potential benefits and challenges associated with the IRS implementing a Direct File program."

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-submits-direct-file-report-...