The Biden administration has been hailed as a return to normalcy: No more Twitter tirades, prickly press conferences, or — at least so far — corruption and dishonesty.
But if recent commentary is to be believed, the return of Democrats to the White House also marks the return of big government. A recent Bloomberg headline blared, “Big Government is Poised for a Rerun with Biden’s Economic Plan;” and CNN’s Chris Cillizza asserted, “The era of big government is back with a vengeance.”
And who’s to argue with them? After the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act to address the COVID-19 crisis, the Biden administration unveiled another $2.3 trillion for infrastructure. Then, in his first major address to the nation, President Joe Biden announced another $1.8 trillion for universal pre-K, paid family leave, child care and a whole host of other items long on the Democratic wish list.
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