“This brings the total debt cancellation my administration has approved to $132 billion for over 3.6 million Americans through various actions,” Biden said in a statement.

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    Also he kept fighting for the rail workers and got them sick time, just off camera.

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      Honestly I think that pisses the Privs off more because it objectively proved that there’s options to get what’s needed done aside from setting everything on fire and starting over

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        All parts played a role. It influences negotiations significantly when there’s a party in the corner idly flicking a lighter. Because of the implication

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        The rail workers got less than they wanted, and their goals were very reasonable

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      that doesn’t come close to what the workers are owed, it wasn’t the biden administration’s place to insert itself im negotiations that NEEDED to result in a strike, for the good of the whole fucking country…

      no, he sold out the rail workers and all they got was a fraction of the demands they they need met.

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        it wasn’t the biden administration’s place to insert itself im negotiations that NEEDED to result in a strike,

        It is literally a responsibility of Congress to manage, by law. Biden helping is just him doing people a solid. Congress made the choice and you can’t starve cities.

        no, he sold out the rail workers and all they got was a fraction of the demands they they need met.

        Whoever told you this lied to you.