Undecided

2mo

Biden giving Soros the medal of freedom sets the stage for Trump giving it to Elon

monza sp1 x

4y

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American Rescue Plan (March 2021)

• Provided $1,400 direct payments, expanded child tax credits, and included measures to support small businesses and state/local governments.
• Impact:
  • Reduced poverty by 30% in 2021 (CBPP).
  • Poverty rate dropped from 11.8% in 2020 to 9.1% in 2021 (Census Bureau).

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (November 2021)

• $1.2 trillion total, $550 billion in new spending.
• $110 billion for roads, bridges, and major projects.
• $39 billion for public transit.
• $65 billion for broadband internet expansion.
• $55 billion for water systems, including lead pipe replacement.
• Estimated 2 million jobs created over the next decade (White House).

Inflation Reduction Act (August 2022)

• $750 billion total.
• $370 billion for clean energy investments.
• Prescription d*** reforms: Medicare can negotiate prices for some d****, cap insulin costs at $35/month.
• Corporate tax reform: 15% minimum tax on corporations making over $1 billion.
• Impact:
  • Expected 40% emissions reduction by 2030 (EPA).
  • Medicare savings of $288 billion over 10 years (CBO).

Expanded Child Tax Credit (2021)

• Expanded Child Tax Credit for 2021 to $3,600 for children under 6, $3,000 for older children.
• Direct monthly payments to families (up to $300/month per child).
• Impact: Reduced child poverty by 30% (CBPP), lifting 4.3 million children out of poverty.

• $15/hour minimum wage for federal contractors (2021 Executive Order).

• Executive orders strengthening union labor for federal projects (2021–2023).

• Passed a $36 billion bailout to save the pensions of some 350,000 Teamster members under the American Rescue Plan's Special Financial Assistance Program.

• Advocated for union rights at Amazon and Starbucks.

• Became the first sitting U.S. President to walk a union picket line, joining striking auto workers in Detroit (September 2023).

• Rejoined Paris Climate Agreement (January 2021)

Inflation Reduction Act (Climate Provisions)

• $370 billion investment in clean energy, electric vehicles, and renewable energy infrastructure.
• Impact:
  • Estimated 40% reduction in U.S. carbon emissions by 2030 (EPA).
  • 100,000 jobs created in the clean energy sector.

Climate and Environmental Justice Initiatives

• $3 billion for climate resilience in underserved communities (EPA).
• Investments in clean energy for disadvantaged areas.

COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

• 200 million vaccine doses administered within the first 100 days of Biden's presidency.
• Impact:
  • Over 70% of adults had received at least one dose by December 2021. - Contributed to the decline of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

ACA Expansion (American Rescue Plan)

• Enhanced subsidies on ACA health plans.
• New premium assistance for families making between 100% and 400% of the federal poverty level.
• Impact:
  • 3 million more insured Americans (HHS).
  • Premium reduction of $50–$100/month for most families (HHS).

Prescription D*** Reforms (Inflation Reduction Act)

• $35/month cap on insulin for Medicare recipients.
• Medicare can negotiate for high-cost d****.
• Impact:
  • 13 million seniors to benefit from d*** price reductions (White House).

PACT Act (August 2022)

• Expanded healthcare and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances during service.

• Pardoned all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, signaling a shift in federal d*** policy.

Police Reform Executive Order (2022)

• Established a national database for police misconduct.
• Banned chokeholds by federal officers and restricted no-knock warrants.
• Impact: Improved accountability and oversight of federal law enforcement agencies.

First Step Act Implementation

• Expanded prison reform programs (vocational training, early release for non-violent offenses).
• Focused on reducing recidivism.
• Impact:
  • 1,800 inmates released from federal prison due to reforms (DOJ).
  • $200 million saved in reduced incarceration costs (Bureau of Prisons).

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (June 2022)

• First major federal gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years.
• Enhanced background checks for younger buyers and supported red-flag laws.

• Issued an executive order to advance racial equity and support for underserved communities across the federal government. (January 2021)

• Respect for Marriage Act (December 2022)

  • Codified federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages.

• The first majority non-white Cabinet in U.S. history, with most women, including the first female Treasury Secretary and the first LGBTQ+ and Native American Cabinet officials.

• Kamala Harris became the first woman, first Black woman, and first South Asian woman to serve as Vice President (2020).

• Ketanji Brown Jackson was nominated and confirmed in 2022 as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

• Issued an executive order to phase out the federal criminal system’s use of for-profit prisons by the federal Bureau of Prisons. (January 2021)

This was an important step toward stemming the flow of federal money to corporations that lock people up for profit. The executive order covered both the Federal Bureau of Prisons, which holds people convicted of crimes, and the U.S. Marshals Service, which holds people while they await trial or await transfer to a federal prison after sentencing. However, it left out the federal government’s heavy use of for-profit immigration detention facilities, which are rife with abuse, unsanitary conditions, and overcrowding.

...

The Bureau of Prisons followed the executive order and has closed all of its for-profit prisons. The Marshals Service has not. An ACLU a***ysis of documents produced in response to a Freedom of Information Act request shows that, despite the executive order, the Marshals Service continues to hold nearly a third of its entire detention population in for-profit facilities, totaling 20,000 people. It does this by exploiting two loopholes it has created that undermine the purpose of the executive order

https://www.aclu.org/news/criminal-law-reform/president-bidens-order-to-ban-private-prisons-faces-a-persistent-internal-challenge-the-u-s-marshals-service

• American Rescue Plan – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
• Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – White House Fact Sheet
• Inflation Reduction Act – Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
• Biden Vaccine Rollout – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Child Tax Credit Impact – Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP)
• Police Reform Executive Order – The White House Fact Sheet
• Paris Agreement – U.S. State Department
• Clean Energy Investments – Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

mjpplus

2mo

It's really Joever

monza sp1 x

2mo

From 2021-2024, the Biden administration has significantly expanded and streamlined student loan forgiveness programs:

• 1 million+ borrowers received loan forgiveness under programs like Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) forgiveness, and Borrower Defense to Repayment.
• The total amount forgiven exceeds $35 billion.
• 20 million borrowers were poised to receive debt cancellation under Biden's original broad $10,000 forgiveness plan, but it was blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023.

PSLF allows borrowers who work in qualifying public service jobs (e.g., government, non-profits, education, and healthcare) to have their federal student loans forgiven after making 120 qualifying payments (10 years of payments).

• Temporary Waiver: In 2021, the Biden administration launched a temporary PSLF waiver, which allowed borrowers to receive credit for payments that didn’t normally qualify for PSLF, such as payments made under non-qualifying repayment plans or when the borrower was on forbearance or deferment.

• Over 500,000 borrowers had PSLF forgiveness approved by early 2024 due to the temporary waiver.
• More than $17 billion in debt was forgiven through the PSLF program by early 2024 (source: U.S. Department of Education).
• The temporary waiver alone resulted in approximately 80,000 borrowers receiving over $5 billion in forgiveness between October 2021 and October 2022.

IDR plans allow borrowers to make payments based on their income and family size, with any remaining debt forgiven after 20 to 25 years of qualifying payments.

• IDR Adjustments: The Biden administration made significant changes to IDR plans, including counting more payments towards forgiveness (such as past payments made under non-IDR plans or periods of forbearance/deferment). This has resulted in a wave of new forgiveness approvals.

• Over 100,000 borrowers saw debt forgiven under the IDR forgiveness adjustments by 2024.
• The Debt Forgiveness for Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) was part of a broader move to streamline and simplify the program, increasing the number of qualifying payments for many borrowers who had been paying under IDR for years.
• $6 billion was forgiven through these changes by early 2024 (source: U.S. Department of Education).

This is the controversial plan that President Biden announced in August 2022, aiming to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 ($250,000 for married couples), with an additional $10,000 for Pell Grant recipients.

• Supreme Court Decision: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration's original student loan cancellation plan in June 2023 (6-3 decision), blocking the cancellation of loans for 20 million people who were set to benefit.
• Next Steps: In response, the Biden administration shifted focus toward expanding IDR forgiveness and introducing new income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, which would lead to greater loan forgiveness over time.

• 20 million borrowers were set to receive $10,000 in forgiveness under the original plan.
• As of 2024, no direct student loan cancellation has occurred under Biden's broad plan due to the court ruling, but efforts to forgive loans through IDR plans and PSLF continue.

• Borrowers Defrauded by Schools: Under Borrower Defense to Repayment, borrowers who were defrauded by their schools (e.g., for-profit colleges that misled students) are eligible for full loan forgiveness.
• Total and Permanent Disability (TPD): Borrowers who are totally and permanently disabled are eligible for forgiveness of federal student loans.

• The Biden administration has accelerated the Borrower Defense to Repayment process, approving claims for students defrauded by institutions like Corinthian Colleges, ITT Technical Institute, and Westwood College.
• The administration has also expanded access to loan forgiveness for disabled borrowers by simplifying the application process.

• $9 billion was forgiven for 350,000 borrowers under the Borrower Defense to Repayment program from 2021 to 2024.
• Over 300,000 borrowers with total and permanent disabilities saw their loans discharged, totaling approximately $10 billion in forgiveness.

• Teacher Loan Forgiveness: Teachers who work in low-income schools for five consecutive years may have up to $17,500 of their student loan debt forgiven.
• Veteran Loan Forgiveness: The Department of Veterans Affairs provides loan forgiveness for veterans with disabilities or under other specific conditions.

• The Biden administration has streamlined access to these programs and accelerated approvals, although specific numbers are harder to track annually. The total forgiven under these various programs is estimated at several billion dollars each year.

• Total number of borrowers impacted by the Biden administration's forgiveness programs (including PSLF, IDR, borrower defense, and disabilities): Over 1 million borrowers had their loans forgiven or significantly reduced by early 2024.
• Total amount of student debt forgiven under Biden's efforts: $35+ billion (including $17 billion in PSLF, $6 billion in IDR adjustments, and $9 billion in borrower defense to repayment).

• U.S. Department of Education – Student Loan Forgiveness Updates
• Federal Student Aid (FSA) – Loan Forgiveness Programs
• The White House – Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Executive Actions

OnceAgain

2mo

Biden really had an image problem mostly

americana

2mo

And a genocide problem

monza sp1 x

2mo

From 2021-2024, the Biden administration has significantly expanded and streamlined student loan forgiveness programs:

• 1 million+ borrowers received loan forgiveness under programs like Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) forgiveness, and Borrower Defense to Repayment.
• The total amount forgiven exceeds $35 billion.
• 20 million borrowers were poised to receive debt cancellation under Biden's original broad $10,000 forgiveness plan, but it was blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023.

PSLF allows borrowers who work in qualifying public service jobs (e.g., government, non-profits, education, and healthcare) to have their federal student loans forgiven after making 120 qualifying payments (10 years of payments).

• Temporary Waiver: In 2021, the Biden administration launched a temporary PSLF waiver, which allowed borrowers to receive credit for payments that didn’t normally qualify for PSLF, such as payments made under non-qualifying repayment plans or when the borrower was on forbearance or deferment.

• Over 500,000 borrowers had PSLF forgiveness approved by early 2024 due to the temporary waiver.
• More than $17 billion in debt was forgiven through the PSLF program by early 2024 (source: U.S. Department of Education).
• The temporary waiver alone resulted in approximately 80,000 borrowers receiving over $5 billion in forgiveness between October 2021 and October 2022.

IDR plans allow borrowers to make payments based on their income and family size, with any remaining debt forgiven after 20 to 25 years of qualifying payments.

• IDR Adjustments: The Biden administration made significant changes to IDR plans, including counting more payments towards forgiveness (such as past payments made under non-IDR plans or periods of forbearance/deferment). This has resulted in a wave of new forgiveness approvals.

• Over 100,000 borrowers saw debt forgiven under the IDR forgiveness adjustments by 2024.
• The Debt Forgiveness for Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) was part of a broader move to streamline and simplify the program, increasing the number of qualifying payments for many borrowers who had been paying under IDR for years.
• $6 billion was forgiven through these changes by early 2024 (source: U.S. Department of Education).

This is the controversial plan that President Biden announced in August 2022, aiming to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 ($250,000 for married couples), with an additional $10,000 for Pell Grant recipients.

• Supreme Court Decision: The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration's original student loan cancellation plan in June 2023 (6-3 decision), blocking the cancellation of loans for 20 million people who were set to benefit.
• Next Steps: In response, the Biden administration shifted focus toward expanding IDR forgiveness and introducing new income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, which would lead to greater loan forgiveness over time.

• 20 million borrowers were set to receive $10,000 in forgiveness under the original plan.
• As of 2024, no direct student loan cancellation has occurred under Biden's broad plan due to the court ruling, but efforts to forgive loans through IDR plans and PSLF continue.

• Borrowers Defrauded by Schools: Under Borrower Defense to Repayment, borrowers who were defrauded by their schools (e.g., for-profit colleges that misled students) are eligible for full loan forgiveness.
• Total and Permanent Disability (TPD): Borrowers who are totally and permanently disabled are eligible for forgiveness of federal student loans.

• The Biden administration has accelerated the Borrower Defense to Repayment process, approving claims for students defrauded by institutions like Corinthian Colleges, ITT Technical Institute, and Westwood College.
• The administration has also expanded access to loan forgiveness for disabled borrowers by simplifying the application process.

• $9 billion was forgiven for 350,000 borrowers under the Borrower Defense to Repayment program from 2021 to 2024.
• Over 300,000 borrowers with total and permanent disabilities saw their loans discharged, totaling approximately $10 billion in forgiveness.

• Teacher Loan Forgiveness: Teachers who work in low-income schools for five consecutive years may have up to $17,500 of their student loan debt forgiven.
• Veteran Loan Forgiveness: The Department of Veterans Affairs provides loan forgiveness for veterans with disabilities or under other specific conditions.

• The Biden administration has streamlined access to these programs and accelerated approvals, although specific numbers are harder to track annually. The total forgiven under these various programs is estimated at several billion dollars each year.

• Total number of borrowers impacted by the Biden administration's forgiveness programs (including PSLF, IDR, borrower defense, and disabilities): Over 1 million borrowers had their loans forgiven or significantly reduced by early 2024.
• Total amount of student debt forgiven under Biden's efforts: $35+ billion (including $17 billion in PSLF, $6 billion in IDR adjustments, and $9 billion in borrower defense to repayment).

• U.S. Department of Education – Student Loan Forgiveness Updates
• Federal Student Aid (FSA) – Loan Forgiveness Programs
• The White House – Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Executive Actions

OnceAgain

2mo

Yeah true, which US president doesnt tho

They all support Israel

Himothee

1mo

There’s levels to it tho. Biden is a bloodthirsty Zionist and is a true believer in that s*** which is why him at the helm led to the genocide going on as long as it did.

The fact that Trump was able to secure a ceasefire with just a tiny amount of pressure shows that Biden could’ve done the same this whole time but didn’t want to.

krishna bound

1mo

It shouldn’t really be glossed over that on top of everything Biden barely had any form of material coalition build around doing virtually anything. Political entities (whether institutions or entire countries) know and can sense this. Biden could have realistically been trying to negotiate a ceasefire and Israel’s response likely would have been (or was) “lol or what?”. Consider the span of Biden’s cabinet and wider government. Were we going to actually do anything beyond austerity politics to allow a severe and rapid change in external foreign policy not to have huge knock-on effects? The fundamental way Trump conducts policy is wholly different because every aspect of political institutions he has power over will reformat themselves entirely to allow a policy to work. It’s not empty platitudes or threats like Biden. That is the real and biggest failure of his presidency. No real policy for change could be even remotely enacted due to lack of wide spanning but narrow coalition. He could have easily assigned an envoy to Israel who was antagonistic to them but didn’t. He could have assigned secretaries of departments to allow more transitional policy changes but didn’t. He didn’t make any attempt to do anything beyond do the initial first step of putting a policy into motion. He may as well have been a senator in terms of what he was doing.