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In reply to the discussion: Maine Just Delivered a Brutal Wake-Up Call to Democrats. Will It Land? [View all]Fiendish Thingy
(23,814 posts)Reaganomics was neoliberal, and adopted in some form by both Bushes. Clinton, and to a lesser degree, Obama diluted and repackaged it.
Biden was the first Keynesian president since LBJ, and we all saw how vigorously the oligarchs rebelled against his BBB agenda, getting their Neoliberal saboteurs on the Problem Solvers caucus to gut the bill after promising not to in order to pass the infrastructure bill and avert a shutdown.
The items on your list are classic Keynesian remedies for economic suffering and inequality.
We must ensure that those who campaign on populist, Keynesian policies follow through and sponsor bills consistent with their Affordability Agenda philosophies, and prevent bipartisan saboteurs from substituting the more oligarch-friendly Neoliberal Abundance Agenda Trojan Horse. The Abundance Agenda claims to cut red tape to expedite development of housing, manufacturing, etc. creating good paying jobs in the process, but its actually a smokescreen for gutting environmental regulations, building codes and labor laws so that developers can maximize their profits.
https://kayuma.substack.com/p/the-abundance-delusion-how-silicon
Trump, on the other hand, is simply a demented Protectionist.