Thomas Phippen on March 29, 2018
Former Vice President Joe Biden says he wanted to cut taxes for the middle class during the final years in the White House in order to give Americans tangible proof of the Obama administration’s accomplishments.
“We had the big debate about what our focus should be on the economy in the last two years,” Biden said in an interview on Pod Save America, a podcast hosted by four Obama administration alumni. “The president let me come in with my team to make a presentation that we should have a middle class tax cut. The economists came in and said, ‘well, that’s not going to stimulate the economy.’”
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Biden said that he and his advisers debated with other economists for two days in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, but in the end the administration declined to push for tax cuts. “What I was trying to do was actually demonstrate tangibly that we’re listening,” Biden said.
The conversation was sparked by what former President Barack Obama should have done in the last years of his administration to prove that his economic policies were working for the American people.
“I wish we could have done again going back as I wish we had let people know simultaneously ‘this is what we’re doing. By the way the reason why you are bum-bum-bum this is why. The reason why this job came back is because of — this is what we did the reason,’” Biden said.
President Donald Trump’s vaunted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law in late 2017, offered reduced tax rates for individuals as well as high one-time tax benefits for corporations, and remains one of the more popular accomplishments in part due to businesses offering one-time bonuses to millions of Americans.
Biden is considering challenging Trump in the 2020 presidential election, but said recently he will mount a campaign only if he thinks he’s the best candidate.
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Foot in the mouth Biden is/was part of the ILLEGAL obama administration . The entire obama administration should be swinging from a rope on a gallows on the south lawn of the White House ! Long past time to enforce US Constitutional law . Treason is a hanging offence !
Old Joe just BSing as usual about being a day late, leaving tax payers many dollars short. Typical Dumbascrap Party mantra…
sure Joe.
That’s it, Joe, always the consummate politician, watch the actions of the other side then sell out your boss for not doing that, claiming that you were in favor of a middle class tax cut.
What absolute BS!
Your record in congress shows you to be just another PLSD tax-and-spend lackey.
It’s good to wish for things.
Are people actually supposed to believe that crap?
Biden the spewer of moronic bullshyte and LIES.
Ya, sure he did. V.P. Bite me never met a tax he didn’t love.
HORSE HOCKEY!
Hey does anyone out there interested in buying a bridge I have 4 SALE in San Francisco? I can give then a good price ..
Who does he think he is trying to convince … NOT ME!!
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah !!!!!!!
Do we acre what Biden thought? Even Obama in the end didn’t.
What is he actually trying to make a bid to run?
Biden is watching Rosanne????
Yeah but as it turns out they did absolutely nothing in 8 year.
drunken joe biden should be running for the jail along with hillary barrack sick willie susan rice james comey robert mueller and all others who are GUILTY of Crimes Against Americans and those who spied on Americans in the cia nsa fbi and justice dept…All should be tried and if found guilty of treason sent to the firing squad and jail
BS…He is saying that now because he wants to run next election…These politicians all think we are stupid, I will admit most democRATS are politically stupid but luckily they are in the minority at the present….the only way he will get rid of that brown spot on his nose is surgery….period…
Biden is just trying to distance himself from some of obozo’s “bad deals.” Therefore, attempting to pave the way for a 2020 run……WE WILL NOT FORGET! YOU were obozo’s “boot licker.”