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Not doing a Green New Deal for lack of tax revenue would be like a beaver saying it just can’t afford to build a dam. If you’ve got the sticks and the labor, build the damn dam.
— Ryan Grim
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Not doing a Green New Deal for lack of tax revenue would be like a beaver saying it just can’t afford to build a dam. If you’ve got the sticks and the labor, build the damn dam." in the context of "Ryan Grim on Twitter, (7 February 2019)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez" (Quotes about Ocasio-Cortez: Most recent first, 2019)
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About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born October 13, 1989) is an American politician and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district, elected on November 6, 2018. She is the youngest woman to serve in Congress in the history of the United States. Ocasio-Cortez is a proponent of LGBTQ rights and LGBTQ equality.
About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (born October 13, 1989) is an American politician and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district, elected on November 6, 2018. She is the youngest woman to serve in Congress in the history of the United States. Ocasio-Cortez is a proponent of LGBTQ rights and LGBTQ equality.
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