President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk.
A new rule finalized by the Democratic president’s administration will limit these plans to just three months. And the plans can only be renewed for a maximum of four months, instead of up to the three years that were allowed under Biden’s predecessor, Republican Donald Trump.
The Biden administration is also requiring short-term plans to provide consumers with clear explanations of the limits of their benefits.
80 years ago “moderates” and republicans said FDR had to wait another term for universal healthcare…
And we’re still doing bullshit half-assed measures instead of just doing what ever major country got decades ago.
In any other developed country, anything besides universal healthcare would be laughed at as conservative stupidity.
But not in America…
Welcome the the USA its the worlds greatest 3rd world country.
Well that how us aussies feel anyways.
I mean, 3rd meant staying out of WW2, and we skipped a huge chunk of the beginning and physical distance made us relatively unscathed at the end.
1st and 2nd world countries had shared trauma of being in a war zone to unite them. For Americans it was just the service members sent over seas.
Still horrible, but not as bad and not effecting the majority of the country. Only men of draft age.
So in a lot of sociological aspects, it’s blurry
JUST FUCKING DO SINGLE PAYER
Requires legislation
Pissing on the public and telling you it’s raining…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_2020_presidential_campaign
Abortion On May 21, 2019, a Biden campaign aide told the Associated Press that Biden would support immediate federal legislation codifying Roe v. Wade into statute.[220] On June 5, 2019, the Biden campaign confirmed to NBC News that Biden still supports the Hyde Amendment, something no other Democratic presidential candidate came out in support of. Biden’s campaign also told NBC News that Biden would be open to repealing the Hyde Amendment if abortion access protections currently under Roe v. Wade were threatened.[221] On June 6, 2019, Biden, at the Democratic National Committee’s African American Leadership Council Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, said he now supports repealing the Hyde Amendment, crediting his change in position, in part, to recent efforts by Republicans passing anti-abortion state laws, which he called “extreme laws”. Also at the summit, he focused on economic inequality for African Americans, education access, criminal justice reform, healthcare, and voter suppression in the south.[222][223]
Cannabis Biden supports the decriminalization, but not legalization, of recreational cannabis usage. Biden said he believes no one should be in jail because of cannabis use. As president, he would decriminalize cannabis use and automatically expunge prior convictions.[224][225][226] He supports the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes, leaving decisions regarding legalization for recreational use up to the states, and recategorizing cannabis as a Schedule II drug so researchers can study its impacts. Every other Democratic presidential candidate supported the full federal legalization of cannabis, with the exception of Michael Bloomberg, Steve Bullock and Joe Sestak.[227][228]
Capital punishment On June 20, 2019, following the first federal death sentence since 2003, Biden came out against capital punishment, supporting the repeal of both federal- and state-level death sentence statutes. He argued that with the death penalty, there is a risk of executing a wrongfully convicted person. Biden had previously supported capital punishment.[229][230]
Education In 2018, Biden said he supported a universal pre-kindergarten program.[231] He unveiled a higher education plan in October 2019, which includes two years of guaranteed free community college or other training, and cuts to student loan obligations. Unlike some of his rivals, he initially did not support four years of free college tuition,[232] but later reversed this for students of families whose income is less than $125,000, as well as allowing student loan debts to default during bankruptcy.[82]
Although the Obama administration promoted charter schools, Biden criticized some charter schools for funneling money away from public schools in a May 2019 speech, and said that he opposes federal funds for-profit charter schools.[233]
Environment On June 4, 2019, the Biden campaign released a $1.7 trillion climate plan that embraced the framework of the Green New Deal.[234] The plan called for the US to reach net zero emissions by 2050 or earlier, and help coal workers to transition into jobs created from a clean-energy economy. Biden supports the development of carbon capture and storage and small modular reactors to reduce emissions.[235] On September 4, 2019, during a CNN climate change town hall, Biden said he does not support banning fracking for natural gas, distancing himself from some of his Democratic presidential rivals, but said he would ban new fracking permits and evaluate existing ones to determine their safety.[236]
Health On July 16, 2019, Biden called for additional funding to construct rural hospitals, increase telehealth services in rural communities, and provide incentives for doctors to practice in rural areas, also known as medical deserts in the United States.[237]
On April 29, 2019, Biden came out in favor of a public option for health insurance and outlawing non-compete clauses for low-wage workers.[238]
Immigration On July 5, 2019, Biden told CNN he did not support decriminalizing illegal entry into the United States, a position that puts him at odds with many of his 2020 Democratic rivals.[239] He released a plan to reform the immigration system in December 2019, which includes a reversal of the Trump administration’s deportation policies, a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and expansions in work visas and refugee admissions.[240]
Infrastructure Biden released his infrastructure plan on November 14, 2019, calling for investments of $1.3 trillion on infrastructure overhaul. The plan involves investments in the restoration of roads, bridges and highways, encouraging greater adoption of rail transport and electric vehicles. It also includes water pipe replacements, increases in broadband coverage, and updates to schools.[241]
LGBTQ issues On June 1, 2019, Biden gave a keynote address to hundreds of activists and donors at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Ohio gala. He declared his top legislative priority was passing the Equality Act. He attacked Donald Trump for banning transgender troops in the U.S. military, allowing individuals in the medical field to deny treating LGBTQ individuals, and allowing homeless shelters to deny transgender occupants.[242] On May 6, 2020, the Human Rights Campaign endorsed Biden.[243]
Race relations While at a fundraiser on June 18, 2019, Biden said one of his greatest strengths was “bringing people together” and pointed to his relationships with senators James Eastland and Herman Talmadge, two segregationists, as examples. While imitating a Southern drawl, Biden remarked “I was in a caucus with James O. Eastland. He never called me ‘boy’, he always called me ‘son’.”[244][245] Biden’s Democratic opponents criticized the remarks, specifically the use of the word “boy”.[245] In response, Biden said that he was not meaning to use the term “boy” in its derogatory racial context.[246]
During the first Democratic presidential debate, Kamala Harris criticized Biden for his comments regarding his past work with segregationist senators and his past opposition to desegregation busing, which had allowed black children like her to attend integrated schools.[247] Biden was widely criticized for his debate performance and support for him dropped 10 points.[248][249][250] President Trump defended Biden, saying Harris was given “too much credit” for her debate with Biden.[251] In May 2020, during an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show that CBS News described as “contentious”, Biden remarked “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black.”[252][253][254][255] He later apologized for his remarks.[256]
Welfare On June 17, 2019, Biden appeared at the “Poor People’s Campaign Presidential Forum” in Washington, D.C., to discuss proposals for the funding of poverty alleviation programs. At a fundraiser in New York the next day, while on the topic of raising wealthy donors’ taxes to get his legislative goals passed, he reassured wealthy donors that he would not “demonize” the rich and said, “no one’s standard of living will change, nothing would fundamentally change.”[257]
the US needs a real democracy with real choices not some out of touch way past retirement religious old white assclowns
Biden is on record saying
“Nothing would fundamentally change”
both parties are both openly in public saying they not for the citizens but for corporations and wealthy donors
how are democrats and republicans even supported at all anymore is unbelievable
