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[–] SeattleRain -1 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Ahem The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

[–] irreticent 2 points 6 months ago (5 children)

"Biden did something I don't like 30 years ago. Vote Trump!!1!"

-You

[–] timmymac -5 points 6 months ago (4 children)

The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

Nah, he's done nonsensical things starting 30 years ago and every day since.

[–] anarchy79 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Like these for example:

* Lowest unemployment numbers since 1969, economy seeing strong growth in GTP, wages, stock market returns, household net worth
* Expanded overtime guarantees for millions
* Established the Office of Gun Violence Prevention awarding $286 million towards student mental health
* Made transition to green electricity a priority and accelerating approval of renewable energy projects
* Sealed nationwide Infrastructure deal for $1.2 trillion for roads, waterlines, broadband networks, airports, et c
* Opened for over-the-counter birth control pill (in stores in 2024)
* Issued a sweeping crackdown on junk fees and overdraft charges from banks
* Effected anti-redlining frameworks preventing discriminatory mortgage lending
* Forced Chinese companies to open their books
* Issued the Inflation Reduction Act, authorizing funds to jump-start the transition of American agriculture toward less carbon-intensive practices
* Helped broker a deal to save the Colorado River
* Signed an executive order directing agencies across the government to promote competition and take on monopolies
* Loosened federal restrictions on cannabis
* Instituted penalties for college programs that trap students in debt
* Enacted the CHIPS and Science Act, offering more than $50 billion to subsidize construction of new microchip facilities in the U.S
* Aligned U.S trade policy with antitrust actions against big tech firms
* Brokered a deal to halt conflict between Rwanda and Congo to stall impending Cobalt crisis
* Released a new national cyber strategy, strengthening international cyber diplomacy, securing emerging critical technologies and taking more aggressive steps to disrupt hacking groups
* Countering China with a new alliance between Japan and South Korea
* Reinvigorating cancer research to lower death rates
* Making medication more accessible through telemedicine initiative
* Installed union-friendly allies on the NLRB board who have adopted positions that boost workers in confrontations with businesses
* Issued a national radio frequency spectrum strategy to fix 5G chaos
* Empowered federal agencies to monitor AI
* Strengthening military ties to Asian allies
* Creating a new agency to investigate cyberattacks
* Forcing airlines to pay up when flights are delayed or canceled
* Expansion of Benefits and Services for Toxic Exposed Veterans
* Stood up against Russian aggression by direct support for Ukraine
* Protected marriage rights for LGBTQ couples
* Historic student debt relief for middle-, working-class families
* Implemented aggressive climate and environmental justice agenda
* ...

Sources: https://www.vox.com/politics/24094752/biden-trump-strong-economy-2024-inflation https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/02/02/joe-biden-30-policy-things-you-might-have-missed-00139046 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_policy_of_the_Joe_Biden_administration#:~:text=His%20Inflation%20Reduction%20Act%20was%20enacted%20in%20August%202022.&text=Biden's%20first%20year%20in%20office,the%20pandemic%20recession%20of%202020. https://www.whitehouse.gov/therecord/ https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2021/politics/biden-executive-orders/

[–] timmymac -5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You sound like you're spewing desperate media talking points. Kinda pathetic actually.

[–] irreticent 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

pathetic

That sounds like projection to me.

[–] timmymac -5 points 6 months ago

You're projecting while saying I am. Fuck off weirdo.

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