☀️ Starshine: larger and permanent expanded ctc, industrial policy, post office banking, possibly Medicare for all, equality act, abortion enshrined in law, second round of new green energy $$, some immigration reform mix of good and bad, e-bike tax credit. Student debt, generous first time home buyer program

watching british election returns the question struck me: what would democrats do with a landslide? what’s the wish list? beyond saving democracy of course.

i just think we’re so focused on getting over the line. losing the thread a bit?

of course, rights, climate, etc. but specifically. where’s the dynamic offense? this is what we’re missing with the past week’s nightmare but even before then.

DC/PR statehood

larger and permanent expanded ctc, industrial policy, post office banking, possibly Medicare for all, equality act, abortion enshrined in law, second round of new green energy $$, some immigration reform mix of good and bad, e-bike tax credit. Student debt, generous first time home buyer program

Let's not forget democrats winning means the FTC, DOJ, and NLRB don't get totally fucked and can continue their various regulatory fights on antitrust and labor, where the Biden admin has arguably been the strongest

If we’re talking wishlist I’d also like to see a couple of new agencies spun up and headquartered in like north dakota or Montana as a medium term strategy to flipping them

Department of Internet access has a nice ring to it

pandemic readiness agency department of women’s affairs

lmfao women affairs***

I think Bill Clinton was head of the Department of Women's Affairs.

Tbh I'd also accept killing DHS, that would be nice

at some point we’re probably going to need to rebuild ins and cbp from the ground up

I really would like a full FLRA (with a 2-1 Democratic majority) with a general counsel

No GC for two consecutive administrations. One by design, one by neglect.

We have a nominee and everything! Sigh

I want the FTC to just go ham on shit like phone scamming, MLMs, the shitty little fees in air travel, ending this “oh I won’t pay a full 70% out of network on what your provider charges”

I think air travel fees would be Department of Transportation, and iirc there's already been some significant attempted rulemaking there!

If not mfa, Medicare buy in at 55

honest to god I'd really expect major SSDI reform if there's a second term w/ both House+Senate D

in terms of what I am referring to, I am primarily meaning in terms of the asset cap that exists (for people who aren't aware of it)

Oh yeah and ending disability means testing is a big thing at various state levels

Increase to snap too and just streamlining both processes. Theres so much shit paperwork that just removing that friction might as well be a new program Also automated tax filing

On that last point, complete rolling out free tax filing in all states, simplifying and streamlining that process would be incredible

If you dont need an accountant to file taxes it should just be free and automatic not like the government doesn’t have that information available to them

so uhh I think our next move on healthcare policy should be Universal Medicaid for children and pregnant folks

Yes to all of this

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