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Category Archives: Joe Biden
Much needs to be done
No word here on how Biden plans to deal with the immigration court backlog or whether he plans to give the immigration courts independence (e.g., by attaching them to the federal courts just like the bankruptcy courts).
President-elect Joe Biden has promised to undo most, if not all of President Trump's changes to immigration, but when and how will be complicated.
The fat lady hasn’t sung yet
Joe Biden moved closer to 270 electoral votes with victories in Wisconsin and Michigan on Wednesday, leaving President Trump largely playing defense on the battleground map.
The case for Bidencare
Paul Krugman in the NYT: “But while Biden is indeed proposing incremental change rather than Medicare for All, we’re talking about some big increments. Independent estimates suggest that under Biden’s plan, 15 million to 20 million Americans would gain health insurance. And premiums would fall sharply, especially for middle-class families. …
“None of this [Biden’s proposals] amounts to revolutionary change — in contrast to Trump’s efforts to kill Obamacare, which would drastically change American health care, for the worse. But Bidencare would still be, as Biden didn’t quite say when President Barack Obama signed the A.C.A. into law, a pretty big deal.
“True, America would still fall somewhat short of achieving what every other advanced country has — universal health care. But we’d get a lot closer, and many who currently have insurance coverage would see their costs fall and the quality of coverage improve.”
Don?t dismiss it because it isn?t Medicare for All.
Bidenomics?? How about Biden’s economic proposals?
Paul Krugman in the NYT:”But if you’re trying to assess the candidates’ economic claims, you should know that Trump’s predictions of a Biden bust lack credibility, not just because Trump lies about everything, but because Republicans always predict disaster from progressive policy, and have never yet been right.
“And you should also know that Biden’s assertions that his plan would give the economy a significant boost are well grounded in mainstream economics and supported by independent, nonpartisan analyses.
“So Biden’s economic claims are, in fact, credible; Trump’s aren’t.”
The former vice president?s tax and spending claims are credible; Trump?s aren?t.
At least Biden is mentally fit enough to listen to scientists
A 51% majority in a poll of six swing states said Trump is mentally unfit to be president, while 52% said the same of Biden.
Republicans suppressing the vote? Shocking!
Democrats want as many people to vote as possible; Republicans want as few people to vote as possible. Unfortunately, Republicans are better than than the Democrats at this game. The Republicans are inspired by the Spirit of Lee Atwater, the Democrats by, well, no spirit.
About a month ago, we laid out five ways that Republicans are making it harder to vote and more generally undermining the electoral process in 2020. We focused ?
Republicans truly do live in a “post-fact” world
“Rather than look for campaign ammunition in the former vice president’s long track record of politically vulnerable votes and policy proposals, Trump has instead chosen to describe Biden as a godless Marxist bent on destroying the country with a radical agenda that would make Che Guevara blanch.
“The caricature is one that neither Biden’s critics nor supporters recognize — but it’s one Trump continues to promote.”
The president has concocted a profile of the presumptive Democratic nominee at odds with much of Biden’s personal and professional life.