• archomrade [he/him]@midwest.social
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    5 months ago

    What are the things that really need to change?

    For a start, stop actively funding a genocide. As an added bonus, maybe stop tailoring economic policy around metrics that don’t serve working-class interests. Biden has been touting the strength of the economy for the last 3 years, but the metrics he’s pointing to don’t paint an accurate picture of actual working-class conditions. We have record high homelessness, food insecurity, and high-interest debt, record low average savings and a social security insolvency problem. How am I supposed to feel good about Biden’s economic accomplishments? Fucking do something! Pursue anti-trust action, enact stronger worker protections, propose universal childcare, stop supporting fossil fuels, pass a minimum wage increase. There are so many options.

    Democratic reform is moving slower than the collapse of the middle class. Who gives a fuck if insulin is capped for seniors when my children will never be able to afford a house or have a livable climate? The country is falling apart and i’m supposed to be happy about high speed internet infrastructure funding?

    That’s exactly what you’re doing.

    Nah, maybe that’s how you’d like to see it though, since it’s so stupid you can just dismiss it as childish. I’m very loudly advocating for more progressive policy, not just from Biden but from the whole democratic party. You’re just upset that it’s threatening the stability of your political coalition.