Sure. I think the last "liberal" legislation was from 1966 (Medicaid). I'll even go specific and mention Biden. I could probably mention a hundred things, but it's early, and I gotta get going, but I'll type all I can before I run out of characters. In many ways, Trump is more liberal than Biden. Trump didn't start a war, first President not to do so since Carter. Trump used tariffs, which the conservatives have always hated, because of "protectionism" and not allowing "the invisible hand" and markets to solve everything. I would watch video of Trump and Bernie side by side when it came to "fair trade", and it was the same thing. Criminal Justice reform, prison reform, First Step, HBCU funding (10 yrs, as opposed to annual begging), opportunity zones, urban renewal, drug transparency (preferred nation clause), walking over to North Korea - symbolic, but still important to have peaceful relations.
Supported every single war
Bail-outs for Big Business
Crime bill
Welfare reform
NAFTA free-trade
Repeal of Glass-Steagull
Pushing the "Patriot" Act, after Biden sponsored the counter-terrorism bill, pre-cursor to this
Defense of Marriage Act
1997 tax cut law
Telecommunications deregulation (1960 - 1,000 media companies.. Today, 5-6 companies own 90% of media)
Financial deregulation (three times)
Privatization of Sallie Mae
[Attempted] privatization of Social Security
Strong commitment to reducing deficits
Increased border enforcement during his tenure
Completely abandoning the working-class
Biden has applied for more drilling permits on public lands, than Trump did in all 4 yrs.
Biden has been great for the stock market.. Wall St., not Main Street
Even the tiny things promised recently (things developed countries might take for granted) were shelved in the first minute of negotiations:
-$15/hr min. wage
-2-yrs free Public University or Community College
-End of the Yemeni Genocide
-The rich will never pay their fair share, and Biden won't do jack about it
-College debt relief --- for example, someone like me who got off their ass, worked throughout high school, and moved out at 19 while going to college, the federal law (through FAFSA) insisted on my parent's taxes until I was 26, despite not having anything to do with them financially. I had my own place, my own job, my own, etc., but the interest alone ($20,000) is thanks to these sil
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KinkyInk (1694)
3 years ago
Thanks. Just a few comments on some of these:
Pushing the "Patriot" Act - Government controlling its citizens through surveillance is more left-wing than right.
DOMA - The Democrat party as moved left on this issue since that bill was enacted.
Strong commitment to reducing deficits - I find this curious. Are lefties really against lowering deficits? So they're for higher taxes just so that money can be spent? Doesn't seem like any critical thinking is involved with that.
Completely abandoning the working-class - Yes and no. Completely abandoning the current American working class, while importing a new one.
Increased border enforcement during his tenure - Whose Tenure? Biden's? If so, this has to be a joke. Biden has not only allowed 2 million illegal immigrants to flood into our country over the past year, he's bussed them to destinations around the country. (Not his neighborhoods, of course.)
Biden has applied for more drilling permits on public lands, than Trump did in all 4 yrs. - First of all, the government doesn't apply for drilling permits. They just approve permits. And no, they didn't approve more in one year than Trump did in 4. The only outpaced Trump's first year. According to what I read, the only reason that number was so high was because there were so many permits applied for because of the anticipation in the change of administration. They were in the pipeline, and there are legal issues involved for denying them. There's no indication Biden's going to continue at that pace.
Biden has been great for the stock market. - Markets are up all over the world, recovering from the pandemic. What has Biden done to help the stock market?
I have to say, some of these items surprised me. So let me get this straight, as an American, your political views lead you to want high deficits, high taxes, an open border, and a crappy stock market?
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BillHicksFan (10559)
3 years ago
Regarding "The Patriot Act", it was a conservative Republican George W. Bush, and the GOP supported this more in proportion than Democrats. I think Barbara Lee (D-California) was the only one against the authorization in Iraq and Afghanistan.
There's a lot of misinterpretation of terms because when one leader adopts a certain policy, the opposite party will do the opposite. I can give MANY examples of a Democrat doing Republican things, and vice-versa. My point is that people get too bogged down with the terms liberal/conservative (also getting the liberal and adjective mixed up, if they can even define it in the first place) instead of whatever is politically expedient. The UK didn't nationalize coal mines in the 1860s because they opted for bondage; it was economic survival. But, it is used to rally people, just like fear.
DOMA is another example of the Democrats fooling everyone. It was the Conservative SC that enabled gay marriage, thanks to the dissenting conservative. However, two minutes later, you saw rainbow colors over the White House. Days before, Obama, Clinton, Biden kept repeating the "I believe marriage is between a man and a woman". So after the court's decision, of course they're going to collect the rewards, and I bet if you asked the average person, you'd think they made it so. Again, when politicians post rainbow colors on Twitter, it's an easy way to gain some voters without doing a damn thing. The GOP has also got more liberal on this issue for the same reasons.
Regarding deficits, I'll echo Dick Cheney -- "Deficits don't matter"... I'm not a Democrat, but their point would be that if we have to accumulate some debt for the greater good, so be it, we'll worry about it later. I'm going to guess every new President adds more than the preceding President, so neither party is fiscal.
Nixon made his political career from being anti-Communist.. He said, "The last thing I'd ever do is recognize Red China" -- it was!
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