American Jobs Plan (2 Viewers)

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Overall though, as I noted in the Biden thread, I don’t approve of the way the Democrats are going about raising taxation. It’s lazy. 

I think it’s weird to describe tax policy choices as “lazy.”  I’m not really sure what that means. 

 

[timschochet]

I think it’s weird to describe tax policy choices as “lazy.”  I’m not really sure what that means. 

It means they’re looking for ways to present it to the public as “we’re only taxing the very rich, not you”, as a means to win elections. 

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

It means they’re looking for ways to present it to the public as “we’re only taxing the very rich, not you”, as a means to win elections. 

It’s lazy to try to win election?

 

[FairWarning]

This seems like a good place for you to start:  https://www.thebalance.com/us-deficit-by-year-3306306

Summary of the things you're obsessed with:

Debt increase from deficits 2008 - 2016:  $10.5T (roughly) (8 years)
Debt increases from deficits 2017 - 2020:  $7.37T (roughly) (4 years)

If you want to say that is "adding roughly the same" then you do you.  I'll just disagree.

Nice link, gives some perspective.

 

[The Commish]

Nice link, gives some perspective.

A little bit, but it's not close to the whole picture in terms of decisions made and the environments they were made in.  Seems like it was enough to get it off the "debt" conversation though, so that's good I guess.

 

[The Dude]

Gop against corporate tax increase - joe should just convert to a corporate flat tax and maybe a marginal increase in rate.  Or at least a floor tax rate.

but it depends on the math.

 

[The Dude]

Love that he switched to a flat tax minimum

 

[Desert_Power]

3. Caregivers for elderly and people with disabilities

Biden wants to pump $400 billion to improve access to quality, affordable home or community-based care for the elderly and people with disabilities. It would expand a Medicaid program to make more services available and eliminate a backlog that prevents thousands from getting care.

It would also boost pay for care workers, who are disproportionately women of color and typically earn about $12 an hour.

"For too long, caregiver have been unseen, underpaid and undervalued," Biden said.

I know this is not going to happen after how much all everything has been slashed by certain Senators, but this chart from this mornings employment report. Employment down about 12% in two years while our population ages.

 

[BassNBrew]

I know this is not going to happen after how much all everything has been slashed by certain Senators, but this chart from this mornings employment report. Employment down about 12% in two years while our population ages.

Hey DP...can you explain what we are looking at.   Non-farm nursing and care facilities???

 

[Desert_Power]

Hey DP...can you explain what we are looking at.   Non-farm nursing and care facilities???

Yeah, this would be the total reported number of employees at nursing and other care facilities. This is a better link: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES6562300001

 

[BassNBrew]

Yeah, this would be the total reported number of employees at nursing and other care facilities. This is a better link: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES6562300001

Thank you...the non-farm thing confused me as that usually relates to total employment.  Although I'd be open to learning about farm related long term care facilities.

 

[Desert_Power]

Thank you...the non-farm thing confused me as that usually relates to total employment.  Although I'd be open to learning about farm related long term care facilities.

Yeah, its just the name of one of the two reports released today. There is a survey of nonfarm employers and there is a household survey (the headline unemployment rate comes from the latter)