Joe Biden and his team didn't take Trump bait; instead they set about to serve the American people in every positive way possible. The list of @Bidenswins accessible via Twitter is amazing. Yet, too many people don't seem to recognize those wins. Instead they stay mired to Trumpian fear-mongering sound bites. I think this is true because the good work Biden and his team do is detailed, specific, and difficult to describe in a sound bite--that's often the way it is for the truly good work that creates strength and good living.
For example, if I were tasked to describe the good work my parents did to support a family of six children in a positive, working class neighborhood in Massachusetts, it would take me some time to describe all the specific, good acts that made up our lives. Like any family, their efforts weren't perfect, but they were very good, and most of the good wasn't sensational acts that can easily be described in a sound bite, but instead those acts were persistent positive efforts that resulted in all of my siblings having a wonderful education, good opportunities, loving families, the chance to contribute, and lots of good times.
In the days ahead, I want to focus on the good work of the Biden administration. I started the list below to do this. What would you add?
Biden Wins | Value |
CHIPS Act bringing high-tech manufacturing back to USA | Jobs at home No need for the political, financial costs to buy products from other countries. |
Historic lows in Black and Hispanic unemployment | When people can’t access jobs, poverty increases. When poverty increases, despair increases–more jobs means more good living. |
Ended America’s longest war. | Many Americans were wounded and killed in this endless war. |
Police reform exec order. | Clearly as with all organizations in the USA, reform and development is essential in order to do the good work possible in modern, humane, positive ways. |
Best two years ever for small business creation. | Small businesses give people a way to make a living and live their lives in positive, productive ways. |
First cabinet equally divided male/female | This is a step in the right direction with regard to greater opportunity and respect for ALL Americans. |
Cap on insulin costs and first ever prescription drug negotiations | Too many Americans are compromised by health care costs–this is a step in the right direction w/regard to promoting good health and affordable living. |
Global leadership to confront Russian aggression in Ukraine | A free, humane world has to work together to counter evil, oppressive leadership. To preserve freedom and humanity requires constant oversight and right action amongst the world’s leaders. |
Pardoned all marijuana possession offenders | Marijuana is legal in many states, there’s no reason to burden people with the consequences of these past offenses. |
Unprecedented success in midterm elections. | The Trump Whitehouse and Democratic congress were a clear and positive contrast to the self-serving, corrupt Trump White House and MAGA members of Congress. Americans everywhere signaled support for Biden’s good work and the promise honest, hard working, experienced, thoughtful leadership holds for the USA in these elections. |
Executive action on student loan debt to help 40m borrowers. | Anyone who has run the numbers related to student loan debt know that to release people of this debt will help the economy of the entire country–we bailed out big, rich banks, we can help struggling borrowers–many of whom were played by errant for-profit colleges who abused student loan programs. |
Most sweeping legislation on by any govt on Earth to combat climate crisis | This demonstrates the Biden administration’s vision and desire to create a strong, positive USA for today and into the future. The climate crisis is real–right now, the number of issues related to accessing clean water alone is a signal of the threat this crisis presents to survival. We need leadership that has a positive vision for the future and acts to support that vision. |
SPR releases to bring down the price of gas. | The Biden administration recognized the struggle that high gas prices created for many Americans, and they acted to lower those prices. |
PACT to help vets hurt by burn pits. | The Biden administration recognizes that those who serve in the military put their lives on the line, and they acted to respect and help lives of vets hurt by burn pits. |
