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its only Tuesday... let me be all hand wavey, damnit! but here goes...

tl;dr - a few specifics. lots of nebulous warm and fuzzies. leaves everyone to fill in blanks. we went through this recently with obama - and I don't like it.

Cut Taxes for Middle Class Families

• reasonable section with at least one defined commitment
• "...no one earning less than $400,000 a year will pay more in taxes" - detailed proposal link?

Make Rent More Affordable and Home Ownership More Attainable

• "...comprehensive plan to build three million more rental units and homes" - proposal link?
• "...first-time homebuyers with up to $25,000 to help with their down payments, with more generous support for first-generation homeowners" - how... executive order? legislation? we have seen how difficult the student loan fight is. detailed proposal link?

Grow Small Businesses and Invest in Entrepreneurs

• reasonable section with at least one defined commitment
• "expand the startup expense tax deduction for new businesses from $5,000 to $50,000" - detailed proposal link?

Take on Bad Actors and Bring Down Costs

• this section was a complete throwaway for me - no defined / specific goals.

Strengthen and Bring Down the Cost of Health Care

• reasonable section with multiple defined commitments
• "...expanding and strengthening the Affordable Health Care Act" - with resistant state governors? future federal carrots and sticks? what are they? give me one thing I can shut down my Republican uncle with at thanksgiving

Protect and Strengthen Social Security and Medicare

• did my browser not render all of the text?!
• *sigh*

Support American Innovation and Workers

• first half touting biden-harris accomplishments - ok, fair.
• specific legislation named - 👍
• "...fight to raise the minimum wage, end sub-minimum wages for tipped workers" - this one is pretty important (micro, macro, all-ro), where are the $ amounts?

Provide a Pathway to the Middle Class Through Quality, Affordable Education

• 70% of this is retrospective - ok, fair, but...
• every forward looking statement is nebulous.

Invest in Affordable Child Care and Long Term Care

• mentioned american rescue plan - 👍
• browser must not have rendered all of the text again, because... you know, nothing.

Lower Energy Costs and Tackle the Climate Crisis

• no actual commitment made at all
• "...record energy production" - this is the slickness I am talking about... via fossil or renewable? whats the mix? cant pin me down!

running out of time and space, but hopefully that gives you the gist of what I thought while reading.

edit: typos. formatting.