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In reply to the discussion: Beware of People Pretending to Be on Our Side [View all]Fiendish Thingy
(15,551 posts)Currently, the following has been stripped from Bidens original proposal for BBB:
CEPP (the most substantive climate change section)- removed at Manchins demand;
Medicare expansion- lowering the age of eligibility and adding dental, vision, hearing aids - removed at Manchins demand;
Paid family and parental leave- initially reduced from 12 to 4 weeks, then stripped out entirely because Joe Manchin was concerned about creating an entitlement society
Free community college - dropped by Biden in order to meet Manchins top line number;
So when you say theres a lot in the bill, heres what youre talking about that remains:
Means tested childcare with an emphasis on mean, and with a work requirement, which means almost no one will qualify;
A govt fleet of EVs which will have difficulty getting charged because, IIRC, funding to build a nationwide network of charging stations has been stripped out of the bill;
Funding to cap unused oil wells- a good thing, but not nearly enough to reach any meaningful reduction in emission to reach reasonable climate goals.
IMO, thats not a lot; its a shit sandwich without the bread.