On Thursday afternoon, President Joe Biden is delivering an address to the nation. Unlike many such recent events, the central focus of the address is not the COVID-19 pandemic—though that’s sure to come up. And we’re not going back to Afghanistan. This time, Biden is focusing on the U.S. economy.
The speech is expected to include a strong push for climate-forward policies recognizing that unless the United States makes the climate crisis a part of all decisions, the costs will be devastating in every sense of that term. As part of the “Build Back Better” plan, Biden will push the idea that even when the pandemic allows everyone to work in close proximity if they choose, we shouldn’t, and can’t afford to, go back to “the way things were.”
Thursday, Sep 16, 2021 · 6:13:09 PM +00:00 · Mark Sumner
Biden pointing out what the Treasury Dept reported two weeks ago — ordinary Americans pay the taxes they owe, but the wealthy hide their income and evade $163 billion in taxes each year. (They literally owe more than enough to pay for Biden’s whole economic plan several times over.)
Thursday, Sep 16, 2021 · 6:15:10 PM +00:00 · Mark Sumner
Biden talking again about how 55 of the nation’s most profitable corporations paid no tax on billions in income. Makes it clear that almost none of Trump’s tax cut was paid for. “The unpaid bills racked up by the last administration totaled almost $8 trillion.”
Thursday, Sep 16, 2021 · 6:08:39 PM +00:00 · Mark Sumner
Biden singles out Abott and DeSantis as pushing back on life saving actions, points out that states have existing requirements for vaccination against multiple diseases. Biden gives Tate Reeves a thump as he says he’s not going to give into the pushback and threats coming from the right.