Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential nomination running as a moderate, rejecting the big-government plans of progressive rivals as unaffordable. In the general election campaign, he has rolled out his own multitrillion-dollar platform that a new study finds would push long-term Washington spending to its highest level in decades. It is a fraction of the $30 trillion to $50 trillion spending plans that progressive Sens. The plan also reflects a nod to Mr. Sanders, who has prodded Mr. Biden to move closer to his agenda to help solidify the support of the progressive wing. “I’ve talked to Joe on a number of occasions and I think he recognizes the suffering that is taking place out there right now,” says Mr. Sanders.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 14, 2020 09:33 UTC