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"Will you vote for Biden in the 2024 election?" [Y/N]
this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2024
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Biden has actually been really solid on progressive policy. He has poured tons of funding into the shift to renewable energy, he has funded efforts towards sustainable farming, and put $4 billion into Colorado River conservation to preserve the local water supply.
Unions have flourished under Biden more than any president for decades. He passed a rule that extends overtime pay to 3.6 million more workers. He installed a union friendly NLRB which issued the Chemex decision, putting tight restrictions on anti-union companies.
He enabled over the counter birth control sales. He capped insulin prices. He funded research with the goal of reducing cancer rates in half over 25 years.
He cracked down on banks' overdraft fees and junk charges. He enacted anti-redlining policies for the Fed.
He put $1.2 trillion into infrastructure repair and upgrades, including broadband, which created hundreds of thousands of jobs.
These are all strong progressive changes and he did them in spite of GOP obstruction. There's plenty more too.
I miss when the concept of workers getting paid correctly would be a maintenance of the system instead of progressive because the alternative is just straight up slavery.
A lot of that like preserving drinking water for states, and infrastructure feels like that shouldn't be progressive but just expected to keep the country alive and working.