I think everyone here knows that just about every democracy is a representative democracy.
That's not the problem with modern democracies. The main problem is who people are easily manipulated into believing lies and propaganda. The UK is far from perfect in that respect, but the USA is the king.
You are a prime example of those manipulated. I'm no Biden fan, but to say his administration did nothing is laughable:
Key Legislation and Domestic Policy
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: This nearly $2 trillion COVID-19 relief package provided direct payments to most Americans, expanded healthcare subsidies, boosted unemployment benefits, and led to the lowest child poverty rate in American history in 2021 through an expanded Child Tax Credit.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: A once-in-a-generation investment of approximately $1.2 trillion, with $550 billion in new spending, to rebuild roads, bridges, and rail, expand public transit, deliver clean water by replacing lead pipes, and ensure access to high-speed internet across the nation.
Inflation Reduction Act: The largest climate investment in U.S. history ($369 billion in climate and energy initiatives) aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean energy. It also allowed Medicare to negotiate some prescription drug prices and capped insulin costs for seniors at $35 per month.
CHIPS and Science Act: Authorized over $52 billion for domestic semiconductor research and manufacturing to boost U.S. competitiveness and secure supply chains.
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: The first major piece of federal gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years, which included expanded background checks and funding for mental health services.
Honoring our PACT Act: Expanded federal healthcare access and services for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service.
Economic and Labor
Job Creation: The economy added over 16 million jobs and achieved the lowest average unemployment in 50 years, including record-low rates for Black and Latino Americans, women, and individuals with disabilities.
Made in America: Implemented robust changes to the Buy American Act, ensuring more federal contract dollars support U.S. manufacturing and jobs.
Cracking Down on Junk Fees: Took action through the FTC and other agencies to ban hidden fees in various sectors, estimated to save Americans more than $20 billion annually.
Foreign Policy and Global Leadership
Strengthened Alliances: Revitalized NATO and welcomed new members Finland and Sweden, while also deepening security partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region, including the AUKUS partnership.
Support for Ukraine: Rallied a global coalition of more than 50 countries to provide critical military, economic, and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine following the Russian invasion.
Climate Leadership: Rejoined the Paris Agreement on day one of the administration, restoring the U.S. global leadership role in combating the climate crisis.
Social and Justice Issues
Judicial Appointments: Nominated and confirmed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, along with a record number of diverse judicial appointees.
Marijuana Policy: Pardoned all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession and initiated the process to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law.
Reproductive Rights and Equality: Signed legislation protecting marriage for same-sex and interracial couples and issued executive orders to protect access to reproductive healthcare.
Economic and Labor
Spearheaded a record 21 million new small business applications since 2021.
Implemented robust "Made in America" policies to boost domestic manufacturing, leading to over 1.6 million new construction and manufacturing jobs.
Finalized a rule to restore and extend overtime pay protections for millions of workers.
Became the first sitting President to walk a picket line and created a White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment to promote unionization and collective bargaining.
Strengthened pay and food security for military members and their families, increasing base pay and expanding access to food assistance programs.
Healthcare and Public Health
Launched a nationwide suicide and crisis hotline, connecting individuals to trained crisis counselors.
Expanded Medicare coverage for mental health and substance use disorder services, and ensured mental health care coverage is on par with physical health coverage for over 175 million Americans.
Provided free recommended vaccines, such as for shingles, for Medicare beneficiaries.
Advanced the Cancer Moonshot initiative, committing over $500 million to cutting-edge research and launching programs to improve early detection and treatment.
Took action to ensure the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill was made available in U.S. stores.
Climate and Environment
Set the first-ever national conservation goal through the America the Beautiful Initiative to conserve at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.
Conserved over 670 million acres of lands and waters and established or restored 15 national monuments.
Plugged nearly 9,600 orphaned oil and gas wells to address legacy pollution and reduce methane emissions.
Protected over 100 million Americans from PFAS "forever chemicals" by setting the first-ever national drinking water standard.
Launched the Solar for All grant competition to bring residential solar power to low-income and disadvantaged communities.
Democracy and Justice
Signed the Respect for Marriage Act, requiring all states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages.
Signed the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act to clarify the Vice President's role in counting electoral votes and prevent the overturning of election results.
Appointed a record number of women and people of color to the federal judiciary.
Used increased IRS funding to pursue wealthy individuals and corporations who evade taxes, projected to collect hundreds of billions in additional revenue over the next decade.
Took executive action to direct federal law enforcement agencies to raise standards on use-of-force policies and body cameras.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
