Economy Update: Biden Economy Speech
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For Immediate Release:
2010-04-20T00:00:00
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Katie Grant
(202) 225 - 3130
(202) 225 - 3130
Today Vice President Biden gave a speech at the Brookings Institution where he reminded everyone that the choices that are made can have a long effect on our economy down the road. When given the chance, Republicans chose to help the wealthy and Wall Street without paying for anything. Democrats are choosing a different path, one that puts middle-class Americans first.
A breakdown of the choices made:
ECONOMY
Republican Choice: Tax cuts for the wealthy
Democratic Choice: Help for the middle-class and investments that set the stage for a sustainable recovery
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
Republican Choice: Adding to the deficit
Democratic Choice: Setting a path toward fiscal balance by giving PAYGO the force of law, creating a fiscal commission, and looking at a discretionary spending freeze
WALL STREET
Click here to read the full text of Vice President's speech.Republican Choice: Took the referees off the field, leaving Wall Street unaccountable and leading to a financial meltdown and the deepest recession since the Great Depression that cost us 8 million jobs
Democratic Choice: Restoring accountability to Wall Street so that taxpayers are never on the hook for the bad decisions made by Big Banks
