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"Nobody elected Biden to be F.D.R.,"

Well, I think this depends, Build Back Better seems to poll reliably in the 60% range, so clearly there are some independents who want to Biden go for broke on things like expanding Medicare or making community college tuition-free.

I think it's perfectly fair to say our Afghanistan withdrawal was botched, though given how quickly the government collapsed am I not sure what he could have done except not withdraw.

As for inflation, am I not sure what Biden can do about the chip manufacturers overseas being unable to keep up with demand. I guess we could start letting oil out of the national reserve, or ban exports.

But raising interest rates immediately might overcorrect the problem.

Mostly I think we are dealing with expectations slamming into reality.

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Mary's avatar

EnderAK08....look at you trying to add nuance to a REALLY difficult time! (Bravo to you, thank you 😉)

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