From New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro.

This is a daily.

A few days ago, the Biden Administration issued a report that documents how the federal

government itself encourages Americans to make bad decisions about living with climate

change.

Today, White House reporter Jim Tancersley on why getting the government to encourage

the right decisions will be so hard.

It's Friday, March 24.

Jim, I arrive very skeptical that an economic report from deep inside the West Wing of the

White House can be interesting and sustained an episode, but I'm open-minded and I'm asking

you to prove me wrong.

So first off, I'm disappointed in you.

I can't believe that everyone else is not completely riveted by this report, but no,

let me tell you on why this is really important and interesting.

Okay, please.

So the economic report of the president is released every year.

Let's put together by the president's economic team and it's hundreds of pages of charts

and citations and deep detail about the way the economy is behaving and the way that

it's going to behave going forward.

Wait, wait, Jim, I just dozed off.

Sorry, you're selling what to hear?

Stick with me, Michael.

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