Biden vows to rebuild middle class, lead with morality

[TexasTowelie]

Former Vice President Joe Biden said the economic playing field in the U.S. has been tilted in favor of corporate CEOs and shareholders and vowed to “rebuild the middle class” if he makes it back to the White House as president.

“There used to be a basic bargain in the country ... If you contributed to the success — the economic success of the enterprise you worked with — you got to share the benefits,” Biden, a Democratic candidate for president, said today in Henderson.

“I think the moral obligation of our time is to rebuild the middle class, and when we rebuild it this time, bring everybody along,” Biden said, addressing members of the International Painters and Allied Trades Union.

Biden, visiting Nevada for the first time since announcing his candidacy, said he would raise the minimum wage and roll back President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, which critics charge have largely benefited the wealthy instead of working people.

Read more: https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/may/07/biden-vows-to-rebuild-middle-class-lead-with-moral/

[Cha]

1. Gracias, TexasT!

[oasis]

2. ImWithJoe!

[Cha]

3. It's nice sharing

a support of Biden with you, oasis.. and fellow Dems!.

Who knows what's going to happen down the road.. but for now I'm liking Joe for the job.

It's funny.. the more he's attacked(considering the source) the more I like him

Aloha!

[oasis]

8. Aloha Cha, and full speed ahead to victory in 2020.

[Cha]

10. Steady as we Go!

Make it So!

[yaesu]

4. I would like to see him support laws breaking up big banks, going after high interest usury

and the repeal of the disastrous 2005 bankruptcy law.

[NYMinute]

5. Non sequitur

It is funny to see.

if there is a story saying "Biden promises everyone orange juice", there are disgruntled posts saying "I want to see him give everyone silk underwear." I feel like saying "the post is about orange juice -- please focus."

[progressoid]

12. It's not a non sequitur.

going after high interest usury would do a lot to rebuild the middle class.

According to the Federal Reserve, Americans owe a record $1.04 trillion in credit card debt – up from less than $854 billion five years ago. According to Ted Rossman, an industry analyst at research group creditcards.com, about 40 percent of Americans have enough income to pay off their balance – and do so in full every month. For them, a high credit card balance is not a problem.

For the remaining 60 percent, however, maintaining a high credit card balance can mean hundreds of dollars in interest payments a year and possibly a low credit score. On average, Americans owe $6,354 on bank-issued credit cards.

[NYMinute]

13. So ... is Bernie offering

credit cards to everyone with 0% interest and the ones that people never have to pay off?

Make that card with no credit limit and I'm in.

[Celerity]

14. lol, injecting Bernie into this actually IS a non sequitur

For all his 'middle class Joe' rhetoric, Biden, whilst a Senator, supported and helped push through a lot of financial bills that did hurt the middle class at the end of the day. The poster you replied to is correct.

[Celerity]

16. +1

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

6. Me too... that's why Bernie's WITH US (not the other way around, like those with Joe).

Elizabeth is awesome on these issues as well... wouldn't mind if she tops the ticket!!


Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!! or
Elizabeth & Bernie 2020!!!
Either way, welcome to the revolution!!!

[Uncle Joe]

7. I agree yaesu.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. Lol.

[Skittles]

11. what stopped him from doing that last time

[crazytown]

15. How?

Real wages haven’t risen since the ‘70s for 90% of workers.