The information in this post is a direct steal from a February 18, 2024 post by Rodger Malcolm Mitchell entitled There goes the last Republican talking point. Why aren’t I reblogging this post? Because I found it long and rambling, and distracting from the infomation I am reproducing. I am not plagiarizing, just so you know. Mr. Mitchell gets all the credit. I’m just cherry-picking, for once in my life…
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Donald Trump’s accomplishments in office pale compared to Biden’s three years. Despite fighting Republicans, who have been devoted to stopping anything the Democrats propose, Biden has had a remarkably good term.
SIGNIFICANT BILLS BIDEN HAS PASSED IN 3+ YEARS
1. American Rescue Plan Act: A $1.9 trillion stimulus package aimed at addressing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes provisions for direct payments, unemployment benefits, child tax credits, and funding for vaccine distribution.
2. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: A $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that focuses on improving physical infrastructure, including roads, bridges, broadband, and public transit.
3. For the People Act of 2021: This bill aims to expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants.
4. COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act: This bipartisan legislation addresses the rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans during the pandemic. It aims to improve reporting and response mechanisms.
5. Juneteenth National Independence Day Act: Designated June 19th as a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
6. Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Issued by OSHA to protect workers from COVID-19 exposure in certain industries.
7. Climate Executive Orders: President Biden signed several executive orders addressing climate change, rejoining the Paris Agreement, and promoting clean energy initiatives.
8. High-Tech Funding and NATO Expansion Bills: President Biden signed two bipartisan bills into law. One bill provides funding for high-tech initiatives, and the other adds Sweden and Finland to NATO.
9. Medicare Drug Price Negotiation: For the first time, Medicare can negotiate the price of certain high-cost drugs. Additionally, a month’s supply of insulin for seniors is capped at $35, and seniors’ out-of-pocket expenses at the pharmacy are capped at $2,000 a year.
This is not an exhaustive list but highlights some significant legislative actions the Biden Administration took.
While Trump passed many bills, most were narrowly focused and of minimal significance to America. Most of Trump’s bills aimed to undo bills signed by Obama, a Trump fixation that continues.
SIGNIFICANT BILLS TRUMP PASSED IN 4 YEARS
1. The CARES Act was a stimulus package passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It helped provide direct cash payments and tax rebates to households, especially those with low income and children, support small businesses and workers through forgivable loans and increased unemployment benefits.
2. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act aimed to simplify the tax code, reduce tax rates for wealthy individuals and corporations, and stimulate economic growth.
3. First Step Act: President Trump signed a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill, the First Step Act, into law in 2018. It aimed to reduce recidivism, improve prison conditions, and provide opportunities for rehabilitation and reentry for incarcerated individuals.
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Mr. Mitchell went on (and on) from there, but, being non-American, I got bored. If you really want to read it, it can be found at: https://wordpress.com/read/feeds/7132079/posts/5123477002
Don’t let my feelings stop you.
My reason for reproducing this information? If any readers in America are not sure who they will vote for in November, and these are their choices on the ballot, I want them to see in print the accomplishments of the people they will be voting for. One is productive, and cares about the regular citizens of the USA. The other, well, he’s kind of an idiot, though he tells us he is the smartest man in the world…
22 replies on “PRESIDENT BIDEN VS PRESIDENT TRUMP — A CONSTRAST IN SUCCESSES”
The other is a criminal kind of an idiot! Thank you, RG, this is good.
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Well done, rawgod. Thank you for ‘cherry picking’ and putting the gist of Mr. Mitchell’s post into a nutshell … much appreciated. And yes, you are so right … these are the things we need to remember about President Biden come November, whereas Citizen Trump only threatens and threatens some more that he will seek revenge, will retaliate against all who speak against him, and will destroy our standing with our allies for many decades to come.
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Thanks, Jill. I hoped you would appreciate this. Maybe it will need to be re-posted come October.
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Save that thought! I think you may be right, but we’ll have to see … much could change … much likely WILL change between now and November.
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Maybe Trumpelstiltskin will not be on the ballot. 🤞
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By all rights, he should NOT be … but of course he is “special” and not to be held accountable for his attempt to overthrow the government for his own personal pleasure … grrrrrrrrrrrrowl
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“He did it for the good of the country.” (And his own pocketbook too, of course!)
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More his own ego … and pocketbook … but look where that’s gotten him!
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And nothing to show for anything. He was always best at losing money. But Daddy’s not around to bail him out anymore.
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True enough. Seriously, though, I think we should both post this one somewhere around the first of November!
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I agree. Can we set it up now?
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I suppose so …
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You concentrated this right down RG, to an easily understood argument regarding policy differences between the Parties. Trump is all for legislation that benefits just 1% of the population, the wealthy, while Biden produces policies to benefit the whole population. Thank you for your clarity. Hugs
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All the work was doneby Mitchell. I just passed it on.
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rg, I think you got it all right here. I would have hoped for younger candidates and for the GOP to realize what a massive mistake they are making if they actually get Trump back in office for 4 more years. We already know he will become dictator and I saw one story on Newsweek — and just went into MS territory and forgot what I was going to say or do. Welcome to the world of ageing gracefully with MS!.
I didn’t read the original story after seeing your assessment, but you always seem to be on point
I have been reading a lot of stories about Trump on Newsweek and can’t help wondering how some people can stjll follow that “maybe” human.
On that note I’m gonna close this along with my laptop and you will be glad to know I deleted the 37 rows of ‘n’s I managed to put on here when trying to multitask with my finger on the keyboard while eyes were on something else. Have a wonderful day!
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Thanks for the deletions. If they were zzzzz’s I hope you would have left them. Comic relief! You have a good week.
Just btw, I don’t have MS but I zone out unexpectedly too.
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I always chuckle whenever anyone asserts that the Orange Tyrant had any accomplishments during his regime.
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He screws up once in a wh8le, but not often enough.
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It’s a, toss up: a man doing, illegal things, embezzling money, or, someone who will be, completely incompetent, as he, loses his, mind, due to the, deterioration of his, mind, how do the voters make a, correct, choice in, November???
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You bet on the man not losing his mind until 2028, and if he does you get to learn how capable his VP is.
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