The American election concluded in late 2020. The victor is in a position wherein his
opponent is vilifying the legitimacy of the election. America is in a state of instability as
people continue to support the extremes in which cause civil unrest. Is the victor up for the challenge to address
the current issues facing America in this modern world? Joe Biden is an individual who was appointed
the Vice President in the Obama administration.
He is currently the oldest president elect that will ascertain the Oval Office. Although that may seem worrisome to some
citizens, especially with regards to the incident related to his injury with
his pet, he has been elected because democracy has once again brought the
majority into some form of unity.
Although said unity is delicate, and many confrontations have occurred
since the victory, he is assuring Americans that he will return America to the
hegemon that takes responsibility for itself and other nations. This is a drastically contrasted to the
approach of the former President Trump which specifically strategized an
America first policy. It will be
interesting to see the developments of the current presidency within the next
several years. This essay will cover
three domestic policies and three international policies which aim to clarify
the position of the current presidency.
It is clear that the approach in which was taken by the former president
is starkly different from the approach that is going to be implemented by
President Biden.
Domestic policies are those that affect the Americans. These policies aim to address the demands of
the American people within their borders.
Domestic policy are important because it assists the government to have
activity within their economy.
Furthermore, it helps shape how America is to function with relation to
each state.
First
and foremost, Biden aims to destabilize the issues pertaining to
immigration. The former president was
strongly opposed to illegal immigration.
This idea is reflected through his rhetoric which claims that people
that come into America, illegally are not the best people. He further claimed that these people are rapist
and drug addicts among others. The former
president has gone so far as to build a wall which separates Mexico and
USA. His beliefs with regards to illegals
and immigration in general have created in the political landscape a form of
xenophobia. Biden, on the contrary,
supports an immigration policy that is more considerate and supportive of these
people. “Biden has
expressed opposition to decriminalizing illegal border crossings” (Haltiwagner
2020). Biden pledges to protect children
who come into the country illegally.
Further, Biden is in support for a more cohesive process to naturalize
immigrants to citizenship. Lastly, he is
in support for a border security that is more laxed than what is currently
offered by the Trump administration wherein he urges law makers to give him the
funds to combat the former administrations border policy.
Not only does President elect
Biden aim to protect immigration, he also has leftist policy supporting
education. America is a country wherein
education is commoditized. This means
that educational institutions are charging very expensive premiums wherein
people are forced to then pay into it. People
oppose this because the students, whom are already financially struggling incur
more debt as they receive funds from student loans. There is a crisis in America in where these
student loans have become so damning that students are unable to pay it
back. Further, there have been talks to
bail out the student loans. This
development is in the early stages however, Biden through his administration is
offering, “making college tuition-free for families making less than $125,000” (Haltiwagner 2020).
Through this policy, American students will receive some sort of
equity. This policy clearly is aimed as
a social lever assisting those who may not have the opportunity to be able to
get education. This policy has the
ability to assist the poor in integrating into the society via credentials. Not only do people benefit in this way,
America has the most to gain as a result because their citizens will be more
skilled and prepared for the future.
The last domestic policy of interest, with regards to the upcoming
administration is Bidens policy on wealth.
Wealthy individuals have a responsibility to uphold the values of any
country. They give back to the community
not only by providing jobs, but through charity and taxes. Owning a business is a form of wealth
sharing. Although academia insist that
there is a conflict between classes. The
truth remains that what the wealthy people have done is share their
prosperity. Their employees, paycheck by
paycheck earn the ability to be able to move up the social ladder. Biden aims to increase the responsibility on
the wealthy by, “higher taxes on wealthy Americans” (Haltiwagner 2020). Having higher taxes on the wealthy is an
issue that these wealthy people are opposed to.
With consideration of what has already been mentioned, the higher taxes
would reduce the value that the wealthy people ascertain. However, the big issue here is that Biden is
aiming to directly reduce the wealth gap.
This will benefit the Americans in the long run, by making citizens more
resilient in the face of economic recession and or depression.
International policies are those that affect countries abroad and
their relationship with America.
Clearly, both forms of policy serve the interest of the citizen. However, what is unique about international
policy is that it has the ability to significantly increase the revenue of the
countries which then the government reduces risk of inflation, or debt. Through international policy, the governments
agree to disagree on what they will purchase and invest in. The objective of this is to have a lower
imports and higher exports. Evidently
through international policy, it convinces other nations to invest into the
economy of America.
As specified, the objective of international policy is to increase
revenue, the Biden administration aims to address this issue via continuing the
policy of bringing manufacturing back into the country. Specifically Biden is looking to, “ensure products
are made in the US in order to boost manufacturing jobs. This
includes a plan for the federal government to spend $400 billion over the
course of four years on American goods” (Haltiwagner 2020). Although this may make products more
expensive, it would however bring money back into the country. By bringing these funds back into the economy,
the activity of the economy could be excited.
This would give people more jobs.
However, what is beneficial about this policy is that if these products
have components in which are produced in other countries, it could convince
other nations to invest in America. This
would then affect export/ import revenue which would then help to rectify any deficits
if any.
Furthermore,
president elect Biden is focusing on repairing international relations with
NATO members. Specifically, the former
administration aimed to reduce their presence in the world stage. The Trump administration eased out of many
foreign relations agreements such as and not limited to the Paris Agreement,
NATO and GATT. Biden,” has made repairing US relations with NATO allies a
top priority” (Haltiowagner 2020). Trump’s
foreign policy was effective in improving parts of the economy. Many American companies have returned operations
within the confines of the US border.
This has brough many jobs in which aid the Americans to ascertain
wealth. In the past, specifically before
the world wars, America ascertained the wealth that had caused them to be the hegemon
that they are today. Trump saw this and
that is why he implemented the America first policy. However, Biden sees the next phase of
leadership by “repairing US relations with NATO” (Haltiowagner 2020). Essentially Bidens America will take a greater
role in foreign politics. This would
certainly improve peace around the world and it would balance the playing field
by creating polar oppositions in which countries can ascertain support.
Finally, the policy pertaining to China is of interest because
there is an ideological divide amongst nations which is currently presenting
itself via the massive civil unrest in places such as Hong Kong and
Taiwan. The issue of a free independent
press, a free people, a world where people can verbalize what they want without
government intervention is at peril. The
importance of freedom of speech is very integral to the further development of
America. It has what has created the
innovation in this country. The ability
for Americans to verbalize what really they are thinking about has allowed America
to come up with some of the most influential ideas. Therefore Bidens policy on addressing the
authoritative regime of China is important as this country aims to repress
people via shutting down free communication.
Biden aims for a “united front of US allies and partners to confront China's
abusive behaviors and human rights violations" (Haltiowagner
2020). This is important because it aims
to prevent the repression that is caused by the extreme left. The repression that is also currently present
in regimes such as Russia and North Korea.
Through continuing the Trump policies regarding China, Biden will then
prevent oppression and bring liberty to the people.
Policy are important to the government because it is a method whereby it can action the demands of the people. By addressing various issues that citizens are concerned about, American is not only keeping up with their duty to the country but also setting an example for other nations to continue the legacy of democracy, rule of law, liberty and justice. Through the continuation of these values, the free and independent world are empowered for peace and prosperity.
WORK CITED
Haltiwagner, J. (2020).
“Where Biden stands on the most important
issues in 2020.” Business Insider. Retrieved from: https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-policy-positions-most-important-election-issues-2020-9
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