Biden Agenda In Jeopardy

President Biden campaigned for president with promises to ”shore up the middle class, extend health care, raise taxes on the wealthy, invest in green energy, forgive student loans and provide free college education”. The price of this is referred to as ”social spending” and is estimated to cost $3.5 trillion, or thirty five thousand billion. This is also referred to as an ”economic platform”, and includes money for food programs, child care, a minimum wage of $15. per hour and money for individuals, referred to as ”stimie checks”. Although this is an impressive amount, it is far less than the $6. trillion amount recommended by Senator Sanders.

The other major part of the ”Biden Agenda” includes that which is referred to as the ”American Rescue Plan of 2021”, as a means of ”rebuilding the backbone of the country and giving people in this country a fighting chance”. Biden went on to say that ”you won’t see the pain if your score card is how things are going on Wall Street”. This is very likely a reference to the fact that the stock market is soaring, so that the capitalists, the billionaires, are reaping record profits. No doubt, those same billionaires are of the opinion that this is just the way it should be!

Biden went on to say that it was his goal to ”strengthen the social safety net for those pushed to the brink”. Clearly, Biden is a man of unusual ambition, as countless Americans have been pushed to the brink, and over the brink! He certainly has his work cut out for him!

At the same time, Biden is careful to separate himself from those who are thought to be socialists, such as Senator Sanders, a self described Independent Socialist. By contrast, Biden refers to himself as a ”moderate, no revolutionary”. As he put it, ”I don’t think 500 billionaires are the reason we are in trouble. The folks at the top aren’t bad guys”. As if it was a matter of ”good guys” versus ”bad guys”!

No one is suggesting that the ”500 billionaires” are ”bad guys”. We are merely stating, as a fact and not a suggestion, that those ”500 billionaires” are members of a different class, a class of monopoly capitalists, technically referred to as the bourgeoisie. As such, they are the natural enemies of the working class, the proletariat. Biden is correct in referring to them as ”the folks on top”, which is to say that they are the ruling class. They are also the ”reason that we are in trouble”. The only thing they care about is their profit. This does not make them ”bad guys”. It does make them the enemy.

Such terms as ”good guys” and ”bad guys”, belong in literature for adolescents.

That in no way changes the fact that those of us who are ”Leftists”, should get behind Biden, supporting him and his American Rescue Plan. With that in mind, may I suggest that all members of the Left express our appreciation by chipping in and buying him something for Christmas. Perhaps an old time western movie, such as Roy Rogers, the ultimate Good Guy. No doubt Biden will be able to spot the Bad Guys. Or not. Hint, Mister President: The Bad Guys wear black hats.

No one can argue with Biden when he states that ”Folks in the middle class are in trouble. It’s not just their perception. They are in trouble.” The reason he mentioned this is not clear. No one was suggesting that ”folks in the middle class” were just imagining that they ”are in trouble”! They already know this! They do not need Biden telling them what they already know!

Yet Biden has his own peculiar definition of ”middle class”. His idea of middle class is ”more in terms of values and life style, rather than an income group”. That statement is certainly a muddle, but strangely enough, there is some truth to this home spun philosophy. The middle class is not determined by the income of the members. That part is true. On the other hand, it is certainly not determined by the ”values and life style” either, whatever that means.

The middle class is just that, stuck in the middle, between the monopoly capitalists, the bourgeoisie, and the working class, the proletariat. That is the reason they are referred to as middle class, petty bourgeois, or small time capitalists. They are small business owners, trying their best to compete with the monopolies. The few who are left, starry eyed optimists, one and all, are fighting a losing battle. Most of them are earning less than a reasonably well paid worker. All of them are facing financial ruin. It is just a matter of time before they cut their losses, possibly by claiming bankruptcy, and join the ranks of the working class.

Yet Biden is concerned with the ”social and economic stability” of America. He blames the ”lack of opportunities and optimism” in the country for ”phoney populism” and a ”younger generation that’s questioning the very essence of our capitalist system”.

This statement is quite remarkable, if only because Biden has inadvertently blurted out the truth. The lack of opportunities in the country is due to the fact that the monopolies have eliminated almost all competition. Any small business that is still in operation is ”living on borrowed time”, and the ”younger generation” is well aware of this. The lack of ”optimism”, as Biden sees it, is merely the younger generation facing the fact that there are no opportunities, at least in terms of getting into business. The days of the ”little guy getting ahead” are long gone.

It is true that the ”younger generation”, and not merely the younger generation, is indeed ”questioning the very essence of our capitalist system”. He certainly ”hit the nail on the head”! A great many people are indeed questioning capitalism, as it is indeed in its highest stage, that of monopoly, referred to as imperialism. What is more, as Lenin stated, ”imperialism is reaction, right down the line”. This is another way of saying that there is nothing progressive about imperialism. It merely has to be destroyed.

In the interests of furthering the ”questioning of the very essence of our capitalist system”, as Biden rather ineloquently phrased it, may I suggest that all Leftist people get together and support President Biden. After all, his stated goal is that of fixing twenty thousand miles of roads, ten thousand bridges, climate change, racial inequality, as well as raising corporate taxes. This ambitious agenda is variously referred to as his American Jobs Plan, or American Rescue Plan, or American Family Plan. Biden is determined to ”show the world that democratic capitalism still works”.

So now capitalism is democratic! Try telling that to the countless working people who have been ruined by capitalism! For that matter, try telling that to the billionaires who are doing the ruining! ”Democratic capitalism” is strictly democracy for the capitalists! If you do not believe me, ask the billionaires! They will tell you!

Biden could use a little help. His lofty goals have hit a snag or two, in the form of reality. This is to say that he needs the support of the Senate and House of Representatives. The members of neither one of those bodies is terribly excited about his Plans. Both are almost equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, and as Biden is a Democrat, he can expect no support from the Republicans. Yet the Democrats are fighting among themselves, to the great delight of the Republicans. Those who have been watching the political infighting in Washington, have compared it to a ”gong show”, or perhaps more accurately, a ”Soap Opera”. As I have never watched the ”Soaps”, I cannot say. Yet people assure me that this ”live action” is more exciting. Even more entertaining than ”reality television”, which is all bogus. By contrast, the slugfest in Washington is true reality!

This in no way changes the fact that most working people are concerned, paying strict attention, and with good reason. Regardless of the outcome, the working people are bound to be effected. As that is the case, it is also a good reason for Marxists to explain to common people, in terms they can understand, precisely what is happening. This allows Marxists to raise the level of awareness of the working class, as it provides us with a very clear cut example of the class struggle.

On the last day of September, late in the day, or the ”eleventh hour”, as the journalists phrased it, the politicians were able to come together long enough to avoid a ”government shut down”, at least for another couple of months. This is referred to as ”kicking the can down the road”. Rather than agree on a budget, for at least a year, they once again decided to ”carry on as before”. Of course, this resolves nothing.

The next major crisis is set to take place on October 18, at which time the treasury will likely run out of money, so that the country will be unable to pay their bills, forcing a ”default”. The economists assure us that this will result in a ”man made disaster”. They predict massive unemployment, an inability to cover the Social Security payments or the military checks. Worse, they are afraid of ”social unrest”, a polite term for revolution.

Against this background of ”economic chaos”, we have various factions within the Democratic Party. On the one hand, we have those who are determined to improve the living standards of the working class. The journalists refer to them as ”progressives”, or as ”liberals”, possibly because the term liberal is frequently meant in a derogatory sense. By contrast, the Democrats who are determined to keep everything precisely as it is, are referred to as ”moderates”. There is nothing moderate about them. They are reactionaries, determined to protect the monopoly capitalists. If they have their way, nothing will change.

As these are the terms which the press is using, I have chosen to use them also, for the purposes of this article.

As I write this, the journalists are reporting that the progressives appear to be growing stronger, more united. The possibility of a default, whether on October 18 or some later date, is becoming more likely. Biden even went to the great length of personally going to ”Capitol Hill”, a very rare event, in order to pressure the members of Congress. Apparently there were no results, as he left with the cryptic remark that ”We’re going to get this done…It doesn’t matter when…six minutes, six days, six weeks”.

Reality check, Mister President. You do not have six weeks! You have less than three weeks, if only to prevent a default on the federal debt.

As for those who suggest that the politicians in Washington could not possibly be so petty as to allow the country to go into default, I can only respond that you are mistaken. It is not a matter of pettiness. Nor is it a question of the amount of money, to be spent on the Biden agenda, over which the politicians appear to be squabbling. It is, quite simply, a matter of class conflict.

The revolutionary motion is now very powerful, so that it has even reached a considerable number of politicians, within the capitol. If nothing else, this should serve to motivate the Marxists. A government default is becoming ever more likely, and the bourgeois economists are correct, when they say that such a default will give rise to ”severe economic dislocation and social unrest”.

In fact, it could well give rise to a spontaneous uprising, a true revolution. That would give the social chauvinists, opportunists one and all, the chance to set themselves up as the new rulers. This is another way of saying that there is an urgent need for an American Communist Party, Dictatorship Of the Proletariat, ACP,DOP.

There is also a need to raise the level of awareness of the working class, using the current events in Washington, as it has the attention of so many advanced workers. The class conflict must be explained to them, in language they can understand.

I stress the fact that the only reason we must support Biden and the progressives, inside and outside Washington, is in order to raise the level of awareness of the working class. Experience is a fine teacher. We must encourage working people to get involved in the class conflict, to support their democratically elected leaders, possibly even to the extent of personally running for office. If the politicians are not listening to their voters, then replace them. Join the two parties as card carrying members, nominate a candidate to run for office, then go to Washington and ”change the system from within”!

That is the very thing the capitalists say American citizens should do, and I think we should take them at their word! Then watch how fast they change their tune! In the process, the working people will learn, from their own experience, that the Marxists are correct.

Countless working class people, or at least the most advanced, are following the proceedings in Washington. The monopoly capitalists, the billionaires, are in charge, and fully intend to remain in charge. They see the progressives as a threat to their rule, and are determined to crush them. There is no ”middle ground”, no ”give and take”, no ”happy medium”. It is either capitalists or workers, bourgeoisie or proletariat.

The capitalists are represented by the moderates and the workers are represented by the progressives. The journalists are reporting that negotiations are going on between them, and that each side must compromise, in order to come to agreement. That is not about to happen. The two classes cannot live in peace.

They think the Democratic Party should be united. There can be no unity between bourgeois and proletariat.

I have deliberately written this article in a popular manner, so that the more advanced workers can understand it. The use of very popular expressions is meant to help the readers be entertained, as well as to be educated. After all, no one reads these articles, just to be bored!

This is not to say that the less advanced workers should be neglected. More popular literature must be prepared for them, written in terms they can understand. Feel free to use sports metaphors, for example, but avoid vulgarity. Our goal is to attract as many working class people as possible.

Now is the time to get active. Marches and demonstrations must be organized. The progressives must be supported. Demands must be made to force through the Biden agenda. The two mainstream political parties must be flooded with working people. The new, card carrying members of both Parties, must put forward progressive candidates for all political offices. Washington must be flooded with progressive people. For this, may I suggest a slogan: Unite The Left!

No doubt, all Leftist people can support this. That includes all Independent Socialists, Democratic Socialists, left leaning socialists and anarchists. All working class people are welcome to unite, regardless of their political convictions. Belief in socialism is not a requirement.

It does not include the social chauvinists, as they are socialists in word only, dedicated servants of the capitalists in fact. They are free to support the moderates, which is to say the reactionaries.

Without doubt, a great many Leftist people will see this as a way of taking power away from the capitalists, as a peaceful transition to socialism. As well, a great many working people will agree with them. That is perfectly acceptable, as the capitalists, the billionaires, will straighten them out. They, the bourgeoisie, are in charge, and are not about to surrender power, at least not without a fight. In this way, the Leftist people, and the working class, will learn a valuable lesson. They will learn that the Marxists are correct.

Now the banners and posters must read:

Unite The Left!

Workers of the World, Unite!

Dictatorship Of the Proletariat!

Support the Biden Agenda!