
CommieList Dossier
Joe Biden
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. rose from humble beginnings in Scranton, Pennsylvania, moving to Delaware at a young age. After earning a law degree, he quickly entered politics, serving on the New Castle County Council before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 1972 at the age of 29. He spent 36 years representing Delaware in the Senate, becoming a prominent figure in foreign policy and criminal justice legislation. His career was marked by several bids for the presidency before successfully securing the Vice Presidency under Barack Obama, serving two terms from 2009 to 2017. He later achieved the presidency in 2020.
§ Stated Policies
- Large-scale government spending through initiatives like the 'American Rescue Plan' and 'Inflation Reduction Act', funneling trillions into various sectors.
- Aggressive expansion of federal regulatory power, particularly concerning environmental regulations and economic interventions.
- Promotion of 'social justice' initiatives and identity politics within federal agencies and educational institutions, often mandating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) frameworks.
- Increased taxation on corporations and high-income earners, coupled with calls for greater wealth redistribution programs.
- Significant student loan forgiveness programs, shifting private debt burdens to federal taxpayers.
§ Broader Agenda
- Broadening the scope and power of the federal government into economic, social, and cultural spheres, reducing reliance on free markets and individual liberty.
- Implementing a 'whole-of-government' approach to climate change, aiming for a rapid transition away from fossil fuels through extensive federal control and subsidies.
- Utilizing government power to reshape societal norms and economic structures to achieve 'equity' outcomes, often at the expense of meritocracy and individual achievement.
- Fostering international alliances based on shared ideological goals rather than purely national interests, potentially subordinating American sovereignty to globalist frameworks.
- Centralizing control over key industries and energy production under the guise of national interest and environmental sustainability.
§ Why the Editors Say Unfit
Joe Biden's political trajectory and policy agenda, particularly in recent years, display a disturbing trend towards hard-collectivist principles that are fundamentally at odds with American free-market values and individual liberty. His administration has overseen an unprecedented expansion of federal spending and intervention in the economy, manifest in trillion-dollar packages like the 'American Rescue Plan' and the 'Inflation Reduction Act.' These aren't merely investments; they represent a fundamental reorientation of the economy, where the government increasingly dictates resource allocation, picking winners and losers, a hallmark of command economies rather than competitive capitalism. This extensive state control over economic activity stifles innovation, saps entrepreneurial spirit, and creates systemic dependencies on federal largesse, eroding the very foundations of American economic freedom.
Furthermore, Biden's aggressive pursuit of 'social justice' and 'equity' agendas, often enforced through federal mandates and programs, reflects a dangerous collectivist ideology. Policies promoting 'Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion' (DEI) within government and institutions often prioritize group identity over individual merit and equal opportunity. This divisive approach, reminiscent of historical collectivist movements, seeks to re-engineer society from the top down, fostering a sense of grievance and undermining the unifying principles of individual agency and a shared national identity. Such policies are not about equality of opportunity; they are about coerced equality of outcome, a socialist ideal that historically leads to resentment and oppression.
His administration's climate agenda, while framed as environmental necessity, is an authoritarian-collectivist power grab. The 'whole-of-government' approach to climate change seeks to dictate energy policy, agricultural practices, transportation, and even housing through vast regulatory schemes and subsidies. This level of central planning, aiming for a rapid and forced transition away from fossil fuels, demonstrates a willingness to subordinate economic prosperity, individual choice, and property rights to a top-down, centrally planned environmental utopia. This is not about market-driven solutions but government-engineered transformation, which historical precedent shows inevitably leads to inefficiency, shortages, and a diminution of personal and economic freedom, making him an unsuitable figurehead for a nation built on individual endeavor and free enterprise.