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eregyrn-falls · 4 months ago

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A pair of tweets from Senator Bernie Sanders on July 12, 2024. They say:

At a time when the billionaire class has never done better, and when we are experiencing unprecedented income and wealth inequality, President Biden tonight laid out an agenda that begins to speak to the needs of America's working class.

In the first 100 days of his second term he will:

Expand Social Security and Medicare benefits Lower childhood poverty by making the child tax credit permanent for working families Raise the minimum wage to a living wage Pass the PRO Act End all medical debt Reduce the cost of child care Start building affordable housing Reduce prescription drug costs

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The last several weeks have been focused on what you're voting against with a vote for Biden.

I think it's important to know what you're voting for, and how one of the most far-left senators feels about it.

#u.s. politics #bernie sanders #this was from before Biden dropped out #and Kamala Harris hasn't specifically outlined her agenda yet (likely waiting for the official nomination for that)#but as she has been a part of the Biden admin and has been strongly in favor of what the admin has been doing #there's no reason to believe that her agenda won't basically match Biden's intended agenda #and obviously in addition to the above there's restoring and protecting abortion access #of course... Bernie is being optimistic here #and i get why; it's better to be confident and optimistic about your *intentions*#but we also have to be careful to point out that this is what the Biden admin *wanted* to do in its first 100 days of a second term #not what it “will” do; because what it WILL do will also depend on the Congress that is voted in this Nov as well #the president can't make everything happen just by willing it to happen #but this is certainly a list that they intend to push for; this and MORE

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