A recent poster stated: “Definition of Insanity-voting for anyone that’s been in Washington for 40+ years and believing they are going to fix things now.”
As an Independent I always try to examine all the views presented at Presidential debates. I listened to the Cleveland debate and was hoping to see clearly Mr. Biden’s agenda for the Presidency.
I was disappointed because I wanted to hear his views on the Green New Deal, the Obama/Biden Affordable Care Act, the expansion of the Supreme Court and the future of the filibuster in Congress.
Mr. Biden did state that the Green New Deal is not his plan but his campaign page states otherwise that it is a crucial framework for meeting the climate challenges. Which view is it? Mr. Biden espouses bringing jobs back to
the U.S. while he voted for the NAFTA trade deal that decimated our jobs. A major concern for Americans is the future of the Affordable Care Act that was quickly passed 10 years ago with little oversight and while assuring us that our doctors could be kept.
Sadly, many people were unable to keep their doctors as was promised. Currently, there are millions of people not covered by this healthcare program.
If a coherent and affordable healthcare program for all had been approved there would be no need for its viability to be discussed at the Supreme Court in the current court term.
Sadly, Congress has failed us. The talk of expanding the Supreme Court is troubling because most Americans want to see less governmental bureaucracy. Mr. Biden must make his views clear on his campaign page and in future debates. Healthcare, Jobs and Climate Change must be clearly addressed to the electorate.
Joseph Campbell
Port Washington
“the U.S. while he voted for the NAFTA trade deal that decimated our jobs. A major concern for Americans is the future of the Affordable Care Act that was quickly passed 10 years ago with little oversight and while assuring us that our doctors could be kept.”
There are so many factual errors in this piece, it would take a chapter to correct them. But for the above:
NAFTA did not cost us manufacturing jobs. It did not “decimate” them, and people have little idea how to parse a complex subject like global trade without looking for endless recrimination.
Two, you COULD “keep your doctor.” It’s up to your physician or group to decide what insurance programs they are willing to take on. Not the government’s. I did not lose my doctor when I signed up on the exchange. I DID “lose my doctor” when I had employer supplied health insurance and we cross shopped coverage every year after our premiums were jacked up by 20% with regularity. I simply paid in cash if he did not accept our new carrier.
Mr. Biden’s program is spelled out clearly on several forums.