Say it loud, Democrats: Economic issues are ‘values’ issues, too

[BidenPresident]

It is not surprising that Republicans want to talk about “big spending” and leave it at that. But if Democratic politicians are incapable of shifting the conversation to the terrain of values — care for children, upward mobility, shared economic growth, enhanced educational opportunities, health care for everyone — they should find another line of work.


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[BidenPresident]

Our political dialogue is distorted by a big disconnect: Only rarely do we link our discussions of economic problems with talk about values.

The prevailing tendency is to place our conversations into discrete boxes: economic questions (inflation and growth), “values” issues (which tend to be abortion, LGBTQ rights and racial justice), and spending programs (these days, the ones in the Build Back Better bill).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...ocrats-economic-issues-are-values-issues-too/