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    2 months ago

    its only Tuesday… let me be all hand wavey, damnit! but here goes…

    tl;dr - a few specifics. lots of nebulous warm and fuzzies. leaves everyone to fill in blanks. we went through this recently with obama - and I don’t like it.

    Cut Taxes for Middle Class Families

    • reasonable section with at least one defined commitment
    • “…no one earning less than $400,000 a year will pay more in taxes” - detailed proposal link?

    Make Rent More Affordable and Home Ownership More Attainable

    • “…comprehensive plan to build three million more rental units and homes” - proposal link?
    • “…first-time homebuyers with up to $25,000 to help with their down payments, with more generous support for first-generation homeowners” - how… executive order? legislation? we have seen how difficult the student loan fight is. detailed proposal link?

    Grow Small Businesses and Invest in Entrepreneurs

    • reasonable section with at least one defined commitment
    • “expand the startup expense tax deduction for new businesses from $5,000 to $50,000” - detailed proposal link?

    Take on Bad Actors and Bring Down Costs

    • this section was a complete throwaway for me - no defined / specific goals.

    Strengthen and Bring Down the Cost of Health Care

    • reasonable section with multiple defined commitments
    • “…expanding and strengthening the Affordable Health Care Act” - with resistant state governors? future federal carrots and sticks? what are they? give me one thing I can shut down my Republican uncle with at thanksgiving

    Protect and Strengthen Social Security and Medicare

    • did my browser not render all of the text?!
    • *sigh*

    Support American Innovation and Workers

    • first half touting biden-harris accomplishments - ok, fair.
    • specific legislation named - 👍
    • “…fight to raise the minimum wage, end sub-minimum wages for tipped workers” - this one is pretty important (micro, macro, all-ro), where are the $ amounts?

    Provide a Pathway to the Middle Class Through Quality, Affordable Education

    • 70% of this is retrospective - ok, fair, but…
    • every forward looking statement is nebulous.

    Invest in Affordable Child Care and Long Term Care

    • mentioned american rescue plan - 👍
    • browser must not have rendered all of the text again, because… you know, nothing.

    Lower Energy Costs and Tackle the Climate Crisis

    • no actual commitment made at all
    • “…record energy production” - this is the slickness I am talking about… via fossil or renewable? whats the mix? cant pin me down!

    running out of time and space, but hopefully that gives you the gist of what I thought while reading.

    edit: typos. formatting.

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      2 months ago

      Thanks for the breakdown - I see what you mean as far as her campaign linking out to specific proposals. I do think the majority of these promises are contingent on control of congress, which is nowhere near guaranteed.