# Why can't Biden get more traction from the economy?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-from-the-economy/1001736>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [May 18, 2024, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-from-the-economy/1001736 "2024-05-18T13:12:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-from-the-economy/1001736/830 "2024-06-21T22:30:31Z")

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This won’t change the minds of the dug-in … but the next time someone says “_Biden has no plan to improve the economy that helps regular people_”, whip out this link:

> **[The Biden-Harris Lowering Costs Agenda | The White House](https://www.whitehouse.gov/lowering-costs/)**
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> “My plan is to lower everyday costs for hardworking families and lower the deficit by asking large corporations and the wealthiest Americans to not engage in price gouging and to pay their fair share in taxes.” — President Biden President Biden and...

The agenda is divided into the sections shown below:

- **Lowering Health Care Costs**
- **Lowering Utility Bills**
- **Lowering Gas Prices and Travel Costs**
- **Lowering Housing Costs**
- **Lowering Grocery Costs**
- **Lowering Child Care and Education Costs**
- **Lowering Credit Card, Banking, and Other Financial Costs**

Each section contains:

- Biden-⁠Harris Administration Actions
- The Biden-⁠Harris Administration Plan
- The Republican Plan to Increase Costs

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**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-from-the-economy/1001736/831 "2024-06-21T23:00:05Z")

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Well to be fair, Trump has policies too:

> “I know a lot of Republicans who want retribution. They want to do that. We’re going to see what happens.”
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> “Well, revenge does take time, I will say that,” Trump said during a Thursday interview with Dr. Phil. “And sometimes revenge can be justified, Phil, I have to be honest. Sometimes it can.”

> “Look when this election is over, based on what they’ve done, I would have every right to go after them,”

This is the main Republican policy platform now.

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**Author:** ![survinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-from-the-economy/1001736/832 "2024-06-22T12:50:36Z")

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Right. So, we have a choice between policies that lower the cost of healthcare, credit cards, child care, etc…vs…“Revenge”…

Gee, these guys are so similar. Just a couple of old white guys who are two sides to the same coin. I’m so undecided.

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-from-the-economy/1001736/833 "2024-06-23T13:55:59Z")

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But but but, about half of America is desperate for revenge. Perhaps not you nor I, but there are a lot of those folks. And they’re quite motivated to vote.

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