Too many individuals and organizations present false choices, pressuring individuals to choose between ideological extremes and inviable options. We don't need to have either a thriving economy or a clean environment. We can have both. We don't need to choose between overreaching but inefficient solutions and complete inaction  we should choose neither. Our country is filled with bright minds and innovative ideas. We cannot afford to let these go to waste while we remain locked in a zero-sum game. Disagreements will always exist, but political discourse should be more focused on how to achieve our shared goals than identifying and ostracizing perceived heretics on both sides of the aisle.