How will Joe Biden GOVERN? General Biden Administration F**kery Thread

[FAH1223]

One of the good dudes in the administration

 

[Dillah810]

 

[Joe Sixpack]

All these Republicans wanna do with this bullshyt is muddy up the waters so low information smart dumb voters can be like "See See its both sides "

Trump is a fukkin plague on humanity he's behind this fake ass impeachment inquiry

 

[AquaCityBoy]

White House Reporter Jabs Karine Jean Pierre Over Recent Separation: ‘Is Your Breakup Affecting Your Job?’

White House Press Corps member Simon Ateba took a jab at White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during Friday's press briefing.

www.mediaite.com

Simon Ateba is such a jackass.

He never talked to Psaki or McEnany like this.

 

[FAH1223]

 

[AquaCityBoy]

 

[Pressure]

Oh no, not Matt stoller.

 

[Pressure]

Spoiler

The problem here is he’s purposely ignoring how active the Biden DOJ antitrust division has been as well as how Khan has been.

I’m assuming it’s because they’ve been failing in court.

 

[FAH1223]

The problem here is he’s purposely ignoring how active the Biden DOJ antitrust division has been as well as how Khan has been.

I’m assuming it’s because they’ve been failing in court.

The link he’s making in the piece is that a couple of the court losses are because of corporate friendly judges that Biden has gotten confirmed.

So it’s kind of self sabotage where you have good policy here and then bad policy actors over there. It’s incoherent.

 

[Pressure]

The link he’s making in the piece is that a couple of the court losses are because of corporate friendly judges that Biden has gotten confirmed.

So it’s kind of self sabotage where you have good policy here and then bad policy actors over there. It’s incoherent.

The public just isn't that into it though. And that's a connection I think he's trying to make that isn't there.

It's not like the Biden administration hasn't been clear in the source of inflation largely being in the hands of corporate profiteering.

Beyond that, and more on topic, I feel like we're getting into shaky territory when we're now basing the effectiveness of judicial appointments based on how friendly they are to your political ideologies than whether or not the rulings were objectively right or wrong.

 

[FAH1223]

The public just isn't that into it though. And that's a connection I think he's trying to make that isn't there.

It's not like the Biden administration hasn't been clear in the source of inflation largely being in the hands of corporate profiteering.

Beyond that, and more on topic, I feel like we're getting into shaky territory when we're now basing the effectiveness of judicial appointments based on how friendly they are to your political ideologies than whether or not the rulings were objectively right or wrong.

See that’s the thing though.

If these antitrust suits by FTC and DOJ were able to go through, that has a better influence on tackling the inflation caused by the corporate greed profiteering.

This was a good illustration:

The best way to explain Bidenomics is to listen to a judge Biden recently appointed to the D.C. district court, Ana Reyes, who was hostile to the Antitrust Division when they brought a case against two smartlock makers. Last month, Reyes sat on an American Bar Association panel where she attacked the idea of stronger antitrust enforcement, focusing specifically on her skepticism around labor-related claims. She bragged to the audience of defense attorneys that during the antitrust case she heard, she 'pranked' government lawyers by spending three minutes pretending to dismiss their key witness, before saying ‘April Fools. "I have never in my life heard stunned silence," she later said gleefully.

Having a corporate lawyer bully turned judge appointed by Biden killing an antitrust suit brought by Biden officials is a great example of Bidenomics, because it shows the lack of coherence of this administration’s policy. I’m a big fan of Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, but another Biden judge - Jacqueline Corley - let through the largest big tech merger of all time, when Microsoft bought Activision, after Khan challenged the deal.

These judges matter in terms of inflation. Had Biden picked actual populists for the judiciary instead of Corley and Reyes, the White House’s ability to govern would look very different, and corporate America would be changing their pricing behavior due to fear of crackdowns. In early 2022, there was a flurry of interest in using antitrust to attack how corporations were informally colluding to raise prices. But an aggressive legal theory needs judges willing to take market power seriously, and Biden instead chose people who thwart his own administration. It’s not just judges. Factions in the administration - in this case the White House Council of Economic Advisors - explicitly opposed the corporate profit-inflation link.

I think a lot about antitrust, but the incoherence is systemic across most policy areas (and Democrats in Congress). The pro-labor administration indicated support for the strikes in Hollywood against powerful studios, then a few months later the former White House Domestic Policy Council head - Susan Rice - rejoined the board of Netflix. For every attempt to make electric vehicles in America there’s Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushing hard to ensure these cars are made abroad.

Normally, policy disagreements would be decided by the President and his staff. But Joe Biden is a procrastinator, and doesn’t like making choices. He’s also very old. As for his staff, well, while Biden’s former chief of staff Ron Klain was aggressive in terms of policy goals, his new chief of staff, Jeff Zients, is a relentlessly cheerful former management consultant wholly focused on process. Other important figures, such as Tim Wu and Brian Deese, have also left. With Klain gone, there’s an insular clubbiness at the top, and an inability to provide a vision or pay attention to policy implementation. Even if you were to make the point that housing prices need attention, there’s just no one there who could or would do anything about it.

 

[wire28]

One of the good dudes in the administration

Can he really be a good dude if he willingly decided to work for an administration that has done so little to advance the progressive cause?

-HL

 

[CrimsonTider]

See that’s the thing though.

If these antitrust suits by FTC and DOJ were able to go through, that has a better influence on tackling the inflation caused by the corporate greed profiteering.

This was a good illustration:

These judges do not matter in terms of inflation. This notion is rather ridiculous

Companies can only charge prices they consumers are willing to pay.

Please show me how you attack “informal price collusion” judicially?

Can he really be a good dude if he willingly decided to work for an administration that has done so little to advance the progressive cause?

-HL

It’s getting rather ridiculous that the absence of fundamental changes to underlying systems means a failure to govern

@FAH1223 post like a lunatic

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

The public just isn't that into it though. And that's a connection I think he's trying to make that isn't there.

It's not like the Biden administration hasn't been clear in the source of inflation largely being in the hands of corporate profiteering.

Beyond that, and more on topic, I feel like we're getting into shaky territory when we're now basing the effectiveness of judicial appointments based on how friendly they are to your political ideologies than whether or not the rulings were objectively right or wrong.

This line of thinking is why the Dems routinely underperform on economic issues.

The public just isn't that into it though.

Yes, actually it's been the most pressing issue of probably the entire administration so far.

It's not like the Biden administration hasn't been clear in the source of inflation largely being in the hands of corporate profiteering.

They've danced around the issue. Only mentioned it a few times and mostly by pointing to oil/utility companies. I think they didn't want the political fight, which is why the inflation reduction act tries to recapture some of the profits on the backend by corporate minimum taxes etc. But to say the admin has been clear is giving way more credit than they deserve.

I think they might start making that argument more as the campaign really begins, because frankly that view will have a huge audience among the public.

Beyond that, and more on topic, I feel like we're getting into shaky territory when we're now basing the effectiveness of judicial appointments based on how friendly they are to your political ideologies than whether or not the rulings were objectively right or wrong.

This kind of idealistic, naive moralizing is music to the GOP's ears. You get to act all high and mighty while they worry about obtaining and exercising power.

 

[Pressure]

This line of thinking is why the Dems routinely underperform on economic issues.

What line of thinking? That issues should have by proper governance than attempting performative hail marries like we saw with student debt relief.

Yes, actually it's been the most pressing issue of probably the entire administration so far.

The public isn't interested in lawsuits that last year's when they have issues that harm them now. From a public policy perspective there are better, more pressing, and faster ways to provide relief to consumers.

Sadly, most of them are through legislation. Voters routinely reject their economic interests. So despite what polling says, there behavior shows otherwise.

They've danced around the issue. Only mentioned it a few times and mostly by pointing to oil/utility companies. I think they didn't want the political fight, which is why the inflation reduction act tries to recapture some of the profits on the backend by corporate minimum taxes etc. But to say the admin has been clear is giving way more credit than they deserve.

That's because gas prices are one of the largest factors in inflation that people feel daily.

Biden calls on oil, gas companies to stop 'war profiteering,' threatens windfall tax

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday called on oil and gas companies to use their record profits to lower costs for Americans and increase production, or pay a higher tax rate, as he battles high pump prices with elections coming in a week.

www.reuters.com

CNN's Facts First searchable database - CNN

Search CNN’s Facts First database for fact checks related to the U.S. economy, mail-in voting, coronavirus, police reform and more.

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U.S. Top Combined Integrated Tax Rate on Corporate Income Would Become Highest in the OECD

Under President Biden’s tax plan, the United States would tax corporate income at the highest top rate in the industrialized world, averaging 65.1 percent.

taxfoundation.org

Biden's corporate tax plan takes aim at income inequality

From John Kennedy to Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump, American presidents have taken aim at corporate America’s tax-avoidance schemes before — and mostly missed.

apnews.com

Biden Defends Striking Autoworkers: They Deserve a ‘Fair Share’ (Published 2023)

White House aides believe the battle between the car companies and their workers underscores many of the president’s policy positions.

www.nytimes.com

It's completely disingenuous to pretend the Biden administration hasn't been consistent with regards to corporate profits across multiple sectors and supports putting more money in the pockets of American citizens. Whether it be through labor negotiations or through increased taxation that allows for more social programs.

FACT SHEET: White House Competition Council Announces New Actions to Lower Costs and Marks Second Anniversary of President Biden’s Executive Order on Competition | The White House

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Initiatives to Lower Food, Rental Housing, and Other Costs and Updated Guidance Regarding Enforcement of Antitrust Laws in the Modern Economy Promoting competition to lower costs and support small businesses and entrepreneurs is a central part of...

www.whitehouse.gov

Biden's White House is taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees and food prices

The Biden administration is proposing new guidelines for corporate mergers, taking steps to disclose junk fees charged by landlords and launching a crackdown on price-gouging in the food industry

abcnews.go.com

USDA, states join forces to fight grocery ‘price gouging’ - Roll Call

A federal alliance with state attorneys general would target anticompetitive markets and industries that drive up food prices.

rollcall.com

You just gotta be a contrarian to the highest order.

Let's not forget drug price negotians

This kind of idealistic, naive moralizing is music to the GOP's ears. You get to act all high and mighty while they worry about obtaining and exercising power.

It's not naive moralizing when the Biden administration is nominating and appointing liberal judges at a high clip.

To suggest merely because you didn't win a case it means that judges you appointed aren't properly interpreting / exercising law is Trumpian and an overall harmful to a functioning democracy.

But this all comes back down to the point I've been harping on since I joined this site. If voters don't nominate and elect forward thinking candidates and conto ue to reward the GOP for their broken governance then we are voters are complicit in the ills we say we want addressed.

But y'all don't like that conversation.