Robert ReichVerified account

Love this. Yes.

the answer, of course, is that we have a fiat currency model, and thus federal spending can fund anything it wants by creating the funds required. but you know that. so why don't you just say it?

The solution for greenhouse gasses.Have a contest for who can design a road system that converts the weight of vehicles into electricity and transmits it wirelessly in charging lanes

But not to the rich and powerful (or so they think). There’s the rub...

The sooner we figure this out, the better we will be. We do it step by step, just like everything else we have always had to do. We just have to do the very best that we can. We have much intelligence in this country. Yes, I know it's hard to believe.

Amassing wealth just to have it is crippling our economy and hindering our progress as a species. The whole reason we progressed from small, single-family hunter gathering tribes to communities was to share our wealth and knowledge. We can't let the greedy move us backwards.