Democrats have been associated with enacting a number of significant pieces of legislation throughout U.S. history, often focusing on social safety nets, civil rights, economic regulation, and infrastructure.
So, which of these laws don’t we need? Which of these laws would you like to repeal? Which has harmed the American people?
Some of the most notable examples include:
Major Historic Legislation
- The New Deal (1930s): Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, major laws were passed to combat the Great Depression, establishing the modern American social safety net and economic regulations. Key acts include:
- Social Security Act (1935): Created the Social Security system, providing old-age, unemployment, and disability insurance.
- Fair Labor Standards Act (1938): Established the national minimum wage, overtime pay, and prohibited oppressive child labor.
- National Labor Relations Act (1935) (Wagner Act): Guaranteed the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively with their employers.
- The Great Society (1960s): Under President Lyndon B. Johnson, this period saw sweeping legislation in civil rights and anti-poverty programs.
- Civil Rights Act of 1964: Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, ending segregation in public places and banning employment discrimination.
- Voting Rights Act of 1965: Prohibited racial discrimination in voting, particularly targeted at practices historically used to disenfranchise racial minorities in the South.
- Medicare and Medicaid (1965): Created Medicare, a national health insurance program for people 65 or older and younger people with certain disabilities, and Medicaid, a health program for low-income individuals and families.
More Recent Legislation
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (1993): Signed by President Bill Clinton, this act provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for certain family and medical reasons.
- Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (2009): Signed by President Barack Obama, it addresses the statute of limitations for filing equal-pay lawsuits.
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) (2010): A comprehensive health care reform law signed by President Obama aimed at increasing the number of Americans with health insurance and regulating the health insurance industry.
- The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Signed by President Joe Biden, it was a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill to speed up the country’s recovery from the economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021): Signed by President Biden, this was a bipartisan bill to invest heavily in U.S. infrastructure, including roads, bridges, public transit, water systems, and broadband internet.
- Inflation Reduction Act (2022): Signed by President Biden, this legislation aimed to lower health care costs, invest in clean energy and climate change initiatives, and increase taxes on corporations.
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How about fighting fraud and waste by capping social security pensions over $900? And basing social security pensions on the number of years you earned over the amount you put into social security? Some people have planned their retirement based on getting a certain amount from social security.
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I wish I knew what you were talking about. What has fraud and waste to do with a social security benefit?
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i believe it is part of the administration’s plan to cut waste and fraud. At least that’s how they see it
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Al Lindquist
I like the last 3 as they did little or nothing but add to the deficit which became even larger–the Rescue Plan delivered inflation in the highest percentages since Volcker and Reagan slew the double digit % of the late 1970’s under Carter–remember money market accounts paying 12% which was basically nothing after inflation and taxes–or the super high mortgage interest of the late 70’s?
Where’s all that infrastructure I was promised–no doubt the loons on the left are doing all possible stop anything they can–too many turtle crossings to fix a bridge or snail darters to work on a project.
Inflation Reduction Act did little or anything which surprises nobody because the title tells you it was a lie from day 1. Where are all the charging stations we needed for the mandated electric cars? Maybe now there are 2 dozen for millions spent–such a demand today for EV’s without mandates or tax subsidies.
The affordable care act was not and is not “affordable”–built on a lie the lefties promulgated even “Nancy of the Botox face ” told us we needed to sign the bill before we knew what was in it–now even wealthy folks are getting subsides to afford health care and is the cause of the loony left shutting down the government.
Voting Rights Act went nowhere without Republican support–the racist Democrats were too busy hanging black men from trees, enforcing Jim Crow, and picking out their new Klan wardrobe to change their way since Reconstruction.
Remember George Wallace–Orville Faubus–Lester Maddox and a plethora of other lefty loons in the South? Didn’t they believe in Nullification (federal law need not be followed) –sort of like you and your friends letting in millions of illegals and now battling federal forces trying to enforce the law of the land. You see yourselves above the law–you know better than the rest of us–your sh – – doesn’t stink.
Like Fort Sumter you guys attack federal courthouses and facilities holding illegals before their journey home–must make you proud all the shooting and burning in an attempt to defy the supremacy clause.
I’d love to know how many of your lefty friends moved the hell out of the cities when they realized their kids would sit next to black students. Big hat no cattle!
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Inflation was a global issue, not a US issue and certainly not cause by one administration, but by the impact of COVID.
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are you serious??? what was the cause of inflation from 1970–1983 or ’84?–a disease does not cause inflation–too much $ chasing too few goods causes inflation–whether here or overseas–remember Ford and his inflation conference at the White House with WHIP (whip inflation now)?
remember, after WW1 the Germans had to pay reparation to the French so they printed up Marks–my mother-in law worked in their store in Sudetenland and folks would come in with large sums of money and leave with small amounts of food–the rise of Hitler was born with inflation.
remember the two tranches of checks being mailed out as well as the last three items on your list–how were they paid for? Who pays for the subsidies say for ACA?
Volcker was appointed by Carter and given full authority by Reagan and that ended the inflationary spiral mentioned above–it did cause a recession with unemployment at 10% and Republicans lost the Congress in ’82, by ’84 we had great improvement and it was “morning in America” and Reagan won 48 or 49 states.
credit and blame for inflation should go to the Fed which is why it is independent–Trump has issues (of course) with the Fed and today’s WSJ lead article is who will replace the current Fed chief in May.
GDP figures just released show our tax collection is at the historical norm but our spending is way out of the norm–no different than folks earning more money but their spending is out of control–champagne taste and beer pocketbook.
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Yeah, serious. Where were you?
The global inflation surge of 2021–2022 was caused by a combination of economic shocks and policy responses that hit nearly every region of the world. Here’s a breakdown of the main drivers:
🦠 1. COVID-19 Pandemic Aftereffects
Supply chain disruptions: Lockdowns and factory shutdowns in 2020–21 caused shortages of key goods — from semiconductors to shipping containers. When demand rebounded, supply couldn’t keep up.
Transport bottlenecks: Ports were clogged, shipping costs skyrocketed (up to 5–10× normal), and delivery delays pushed up prices for nearly everything.
Labor shortages: Many workers retired early or left certain sectors (e.g. trucking, hospitality, manufacturing), raising labor costs.
💵 2. Massive Fiscal and Monetary Stimulus
Governments worldwide — pumped trillions into households and businesses to prevent a depression.
Central banks slashed interest rates to near zero and expanded quantitative easing (printing money to buy bonds).
When economies reopened, this flood of cash met limited supply, fueling rapid price increases.
⚡ 3. Energy Price Shock
As demand for oil, natural gas, and coal rebounded faster than supply, energy prices spiked in late 2021.
The war in Ukraine (2022) made it worse by disrupting global oil, gas, and grain markets — hitting Europe particularly hard.
🍞 4. Food Supply Disruptions
Ukraine and Russia are major exporters of wheat, corn, and fertilizer. The war and sanctions drove global food prices higher.
Extreme weather (e.g., droughts in the U.S., floods in Asia) worsened crop yields, amplifying food inflation.
🌍 5. Global Demand Surge and Shift in Spending
After lockdowns eased, consumers shifted spending from services (travel, dining) to goods (furniture, electronics, cars) — sectors that were already supply constrained.
Pent-up demand and excess savings from stimulus created an overheating effect once economies reopened.
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And double digit under Carter? OPEC, OPEC, OPEC.
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Al Lindquist
well of course quantitative easing as above described caused the inflation–all that money printed up chasing a limited amount of goods causes inflation–now you can argue that it beats a sluggish economy, but inflation is what you get.
QE was done in response to the disease–just buy all the debt with money you print–now you raise rates by selling the debt you acquired.
Money is like water it has to go somewhere so if you print it up it goes into stocks–real estate–art–precious metals–whatever. Check the dramatic growth of M2 during covid which is the reason for the inflation–we have “easy money” now and it is going to gold–real estate–and equities. Let’s see what the inflation rate is a year from now.
a stable money supply means if the price of beef goes up, like now, folks switch to pork or maybe chicken–inflate the money supply and you get a bout of inflation.
Same with crude oil–you can try and solve the problem by printing the currency or increasing the supply–first we tried printing and then with Reagan increasing supply.
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