| 来源类型 | Article |
| 规范类型 | 评论 |
| Yes, House Democrats will need an economic strategy | |
| Noah Smith; Michael R. Strain; Stephanie Kelton; Karl W. Smith | |
| 发表日期 | 2018-11-08 |
| 出版年 | 2018 |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 摘要 | How can House Democrats have an impact on economic policy? Even though the Senate and President Donald Trump can block them, the Democrats will be tempted to propose legislation that has popular support and that challenges the president’s claim to represent the interests of American workers. In particular, should Democrats stop caring about the deficit, which has exploded under Trump? Here, columnists and contributors for Bloomberg Opinion suggest some priorities. Noah Smith: With the Senate and presidency in Republican hands, there's little the House Democrats can do in terms of passing actual legislation. Instead, the focus should be on putting forward legislation that inspires the country, even if it won't pass. That will also avoid the need to scramble to draft new legislation if and when a Democratic president is elected. The biggest and most popular ideas are probably a better universal health care system -- preferably a public option -- and a national minimum wage increase that indexes minimum wage to inflation. Comprehensive immigration reform, providing a path to citizenship for the undocumented while shifting the legal immigration system toward a more skills-focused system like Canada's, should also be a priority. Read More Another idea is a big push to fight climate change, including a national carbon tax and big increases in money for alternative energy research, would also be very helpful. And Elizabeth Warren should keep on advancing her bill to address housing shortages. These bills would set a positive agenda for the next decade. |
| 主题 | Economics |
| 标签 | Economic Policy ; Federal budget ; Midterm elections |
| URL | https://www.aei.org/articles/house-democrats-need-economic-strategy/ |
| 来源智库 | American Enterprise Institute (United States) |
| 资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/264949 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Noah Smith,Michael R. Strain,Stephanie Kelton,et al. Yes, House Democrats will need an economic strategy. 2018. |
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