'The reality of Joe Biden's policy proposals stands in sharp contrast to a campaign that has positioned him as a centrist Democrat,' Lanhee Chen for CNNOpinion. 'His platform reflects the triumph of the progressive left.'
Lanhee J. Chen is the David and Diane Steffy Fellow in American Public Policy Studies at the Hoover Institution and Director of Domestic Policy Studies in the Public Policy Program at Stanford University. He served as policy director to Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, and senior adviser to Marco Rubio's campaign in 2016. The views expressed in this commentary belong to the author. View more opinions at CNN.
Joe Biden's campaign policy agenda will add $5.4 trillion in new federal spending over the next decade, according to a new analysis by the Penn Wharton Budget Model, a nonpartisan research-based initiative at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Biden has many aggressive plans, which include remaking the US health care system, expanding housing subsidies, and making public colleges and universities tuition-free for families making less than $125,000 a year.
Lanhee J. ChenAnd yet, despite these historically expensive ideas, few are paying attention to Biden's policies. They should.The reality of Biden's policy proposals stands in sharp contrast to a campaign that has positioned him as a centrist Democrat. His platform reflects the triumph of the progressive left and would mark a substantial increase in the size and scope of the federal government.
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