Robert Reich just tweeted...

[thewayne]

The Biden-Harris admin capped credit card late fees, saving Americans $10B a year.

A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.

The Biden-Harris admin banned noncompete clauses, which trap Americans in their jobs.

A Trump-appointed judge blocked it.

Who's really on the side of working people?

And keep in mind, IIRC, all these Trump judge appointees were pre-approved by the same people trying to bring you the 2025 Project.

Comments

[disneydream06]

We are so screwed. :o :o :o
Hugs, Jon

[silveradept]

I'd day none of them are really on the side of working people, but Biden at least understands that you use carrots and you have to rein in the excesses of the lords to prevent industrial actions and wide-scale protests.

[halfshellvenus]

Yup.

I am beyond nervous for November. Biden has done a terrific job (despite being thwarted by Congress and/or judges), but I don't think most people realize it.

You'd think they'd be horrified enough at the alternative to do whatever it takes, but somehow, people are either able to be apathetic or they're in the Cult. :(

[ndrosen]

Things are not always as they seem. Banning credit card late fees may seem like a good deal, but without $10B in revenue from late fees, credit card issuers will make up the money somehow, by annual fees, or higher interest rates, or other changes in terms. Also, people with a record of not paying in time, or no established credit record, might not be able to obtain credit cards at all.

Abolishing or severely limiting non-compete clauses might be beneficial, but the judge ruled, as I recall, that the Federal Trade Commission exceeded its authority. Congress has the power to pass laws, as you may remember from reading the U.S. Constitution; an administrative agency does not. This quasi-law may have been an excellent idea, or perhaps not, but an agency that can decree good laws to please President Biden can also decree bad laws to please some other president, like (ahem).

[madamoiselle_sambuca]

Trump is a dipshit. :( :( :(

[thewayne]

Trump has one rule: do what pleases him.  Everything is transactional, and as long as it benefits him, it's good.  And that's it.  A complete and utter dipshit.  Uneducated, and unwilling to learn, but extremely clever at manipulation.

[madamoiselle_sambuca]

He sounds exactly like a toddler. :(

[thewayne]

Oh, he absolutely is.  No real impulse control, no one to say him nay.

[madamoiselle_sambuca]

Tsk tsk... what a predicament the States is in nowadays. :( :o

[thewayne]

Indeed.  And the toddler has an excellent chance of becoming President again!

[madamoiselle_sambuca]

*headdesk*