One thing I wonder is what if he’s not technically dead, just practically. As in, his heart still beats, he still has some minimal brain function, but he’s lost so much functionality that he either can’t speak at all or can’t in any way ever be effective as a senator ever again.

For sure, but I focused on just the easily quantifiable economic returns because most people who would call the Green New Deal the Green New Scam are also climate change deniers. So, focusing on just their own pocketbooks with things that can easily be measured and calculated seems a better approach.

Sometimes the CDs are even cheaper than the digital download. And there’s always thrift stores. Once you have the CD, rips are easy.

Green New Deal is also incredibly sound economics and conservative ethos. Economically speaking, which is better: something you have to spend a bunch of time and effort mining for and then can only ever use it once or something you spend a bit more effort mining and manufacturing, but then can receive gains off your investment for decades? Gains that exceed your initial investment well before expected end of life.