Whenever there is a democratic majority, just enough Democrats will turn to make any actual change impossible, like a public option with Obama. Or when the blue dog Democrats fucked healthcare reform under Clinton. It’s happened every time and will continue to happen because the ratchet effect is a feature that always ends in facism and oligarchy, which is where you make your real money.
The ratchet effect is real, but it’s because when the Dems have a majority they’re relying on West Virginia. Republicans kiss the ring or they’re kicked from politics, just look at Ted Cruz.
when the Dems have a majority they’re relying on West Virginia
They’re relying on a billionaire scion of a coal dynasty. Plenty of working class labor friendly people in WV. But the Dem Senate committee won’t touch any of them.
Kutter points out that “Joe Biden is the first president in recent memory to press for significantly higher taxes on the very rich.”
Individual tax rates did not change under Biden
This couple with the tangible benefits provided through his America Recovery Act, the Building Back Better Initiative and Infrastructure Investment Act; could help Democrats in 2024 among swing voters
None of these were progressive. They were all tax benefits and grants to big business, specifically in the tech industry. And these businesses were largely aligned with the Trump coalition.
Also, Jesus Christ, please include a “Jump to Recipe” on this article so I can find your points without an hour of scrolling.
Biden’s Department of Labor reopened the issue and proposed a rule at the end of August that would push up that cutoff by nearly $20,000 — to $55,000. The draft regulation, which still needs to be finalized
Whenever there is a democratic majority, just enough Democrats will turn to make any actual change impossible, like a public option with Obama. Or when the blue dog Democrats fucked healthcare reform under Clinton. It’s happened every time and will continue to happen because the ratchet effect is a feature that always ends in facism and oligarchy, which is where you make your real money.
The ratchet effect is real, but it’s because when the Dems have a majority they’re relying on West Virginia. Republicans kiss the ring or they’re kicked from politics, just look at Ted Cruz.
Yeah it’s always something, and it’s always gonna be something. And that thing is oligarchy.
They’re relying on a billionaire scion of a coal dynasty. Plenty of working class labor friendly people in WV. But the Dem Senate committee won’t touch any of them.
Is that why Biden got more progressive change through than any prior president despite record breaking political resistance?
You need break the dependency on the idiots who talk about fake “bipartisanship”, like Manchin
When get only get small majorities, these damn idiots gets a say, you need to make those dumbasses irrelevant
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/21/politics/joe-manchin-nominees-bipartisan-support
He did not. He got more “bipartisan” changes, and we’ve lowered the bar for what that means
Where’s your bar?
https://www.trentonian.com/2023/01/30/a-progressive-perspective-joe-bidens-the-most-progressive-president-since-f-d-r-irwin-stoolmacher-column//
Individual tax rates did not change under Biden
None of these were progressive. They were all tax benefits and grants to big business, specifically in the tech industry. And these businesses were largely aligned with the Trump coalition.
Also, Jesus Christ, please include a “Jump to Recipe” on this article so I can find your points without an hour of scrolling.
Is this better?
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/02/joe-biden-30-policy-things-you-might-have-missed-00139046
No
This is adorable!
Biden is only progressive to those who consider genocide to be progress.
You support absolutely nothing but genocide and that will never change.
Like every last centrist.
Now bring the gaslighting and abuse.