The Biden administration along with Congress is on a spending craze that will continue annual deficits of over $1 trillion. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill enacted in March and the previous COVID-19 stimulus bill in 2020 were necessary to combat the adverse impact of the pandemic. The $2.2 trillion infrastructure program proposed by the administration is highly bloated with non-infrastructure elements. It should be restricted to repairing roads, replacing bridges, and expanding broadband. This could reduce the infrastructure package to well below $1 trillion. Biden’s “American Families Plan ” of $1.8 trillion includes funds for child care, family and medical leave, universal pre-k, and free community college. It should be postponed and looked at some time in the future. As an aside, the current extra $300 per week in federal unemployment compensation should be discontinued by the states. It is keeping people from entering the workforce and significantly hurting …
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