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Jill Stein (born 1950) is an American physician and candidate for President of the United States in 2012 with the Green Party of the United States. Stein was a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2002 and the 2010 gubernatorial elections. Stein is a resident of Lexington, Massachusetts and a 1979 graduate of Harvard Medical School. She serves on the boards of Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility and MassVoters for Fair Elections, and has been active with the Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities.
In October 2011, Stein announced her candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Green Party in the 2012 general election.
Stein advocates for the creation of a "Green New Deal", the objective of which would be to employ "every American willing and able to work" to address "climate change...[and the] converging water, soil, fisheries, forest, and fossil fuel crises" by working towards "sustainable energy, transportation and production infrastructure: clean renewable energy generation, energy efficiency, intra-city mass transit and inter-city railroads, “complete streets” that safely encourage bike and pedestrian traffic, regional food systems based on sustainable organic agriculture, and clean manufacturing of the goods needed to support this sustainable economy". The initial cost of the Green New Deal would be funded by various mechanisms, including "taxing Wall Street speculation, off shore tax havens, millionaires and multimillion dollar estates" as well as a 30% reduction in the U.S. military budget. She cites a study of the economic effects of the 1930s New Deal projects by Dr. Phillip Harvey, Professor of Law & Economics at Rutgers School of Law as academic evidence for the Green New Deal.
Take a look at the pouring rain,
Last time it rained for forty days
Take a look at the sun that shines
Painting colors of ribbons in the sky
Take a look out your window
And take a look at how the green grass grows
I can feel it on the inside
I give thanks and praise to be alive
Together we can make some memories
And help love grow and live eternally
And spread this word over both land and sea
And help each other on this long hard jouney
Ever since I was a young little boi
All I needed was my families and toys
And learning how to count from one to ten
I said my ABC's and do it all again
And I learned how to walk,
And I learned how to talk.
And I learned that love is what life costs
And it still amazes me when I look down at a keiki
And see all the things they learn from you and me
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Together we can make some memories
And help love grow and live eternally
And spread this word over both land and sea
And help each other on this long hard jouney
...
2x
Show me the way, Teach me the part
Help me find a way back to your mind and your heart
Keep me alive and Ill keep you well
Share a little water from your bucket to my well.
2x
Together we can make some memories
And help love grow and live eternally
And spread this word over both land and sea
And help each other on this long hard jouney
show me the way teach me the part
help me find a way back to your mind and your heart
keep me alive and I'll keep you well
share a little water from your bucket to my well.