narrative wit what they re talking about what sn the bill not just because it s popular and should and will affect whether it gets passed. but also because if this thing gets passed, it s important that it be right that, it be the next big bang for the buck we cou get. this could be the biggest piece of climate legislation we pass for the country ever. as such, is it a collection of right ideas? would it make a de? joining us now is bill mckibben. he s a climate expert, he s one of the founders of the grassroots effort 350.org. mr. mckibben, thanks for being here. what a pleasure, rachel. i imagine you are rooting for the reconciliation bill, the build back better bill, to pass because it seems like america s biggest stab yet in doing something climate. but what do you actually think substantively about the climate stuff that s in it? does it appeal to you? yes, absolutely. not only is it our best stab, it
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they ll end up paying more? i actually think this is going to be a tax cut for the american people. you believe that tax cuts pay for themselves. you think that the wealthy people, they should get a tax cut? i think our corporations are overtaxed, there s no question about that, i think bob may even agree with that, our high corporate tax rate this is about trying to bring those jobs back to america and i believe that it will. it worked for jfk, it worked for reagan, and i think it will work for trump. they have weights of something like 9 0 something percent. you re right, our rates on individuals are much lower than they use ed to be, you re quite correct about that, but where we really suffer economically, the big bang for the buck comes in
not like what they come out with, but that s what s going to happen. i think we ought to let that process happen and remove the political piece from the committee. clearly they re having a difficult time navigating the intense partisan politics of these issues, because the russians we do know are engaged in information operations. it s not just about the campaign. it s about other information operations that the russians run as well. that s where the committee big bang for the buck. they could actually help educate the american people about how aggressive the russians are being in this new information warfare division that they ve established. by the way, they call it propaganda. i think they say they want it to be clever, smart and efficient. well, many argue that they ve accomplished that. by the way, with this shear partisanship, chris, they ve ramped up their ability. the russians think this was the most effective information operation ever because even if they didn t get everyth
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