he’s been pretty against medicare for all on grounds it “costs too much” just as one example, and just recently called for companies to stop stock buy-backs during covid-19 [0] but nothing like that ↑ afaik...
[0] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-20/biden-cal...
“ Giving Americans a new choice, a public health insurance option like Medicare. If your insurance company isn’t doing right by you, you should have another, better choice.”
“ A decisive economic response that starts with emergency paid leave for all those affected by the outbreak and gives all necessary help to workers, families, and small businesses that are hit hard by this crisis. Make no mistake: this will require an immediate set of ambitious and progressive economic measures, and further decisive action to address the larger macro-economic shock from this outbreak. Biden believes we must spend whatever it takes, without delay, to meet public health needs and deal with the mounting economic consequences.”
that most appreciated, and a little encouraging (as much as a campaign page can be i suppose, caveat emptor and all that)
There are 1700 Dem delegates remaining. Sanders needs 1000 to win. Biden needs 700.
Sanders isn't going to be President.
The bad thing is that the fact that he's this useless does not bode well for any of us.
Calling for an immediate federal hiring surge at all levels of the newly implemented public health services, President Biden said “This act will restore salaries, dignity, and comprehensive health coverage with sick leave to our nation’s brave citizens who have by no fault of their own been left out to dry during the initial response to the pandemic. Employing many of the currently unemployed to operate our fast turnaround testing clinics and disease screening centers will drive our economy and our continued fight against this disease.”