Im not looking to punish anyone, far from it, Mr. Biden said. But its long past time the wealthiest people and the biggest corporations in this country paid their fair share.
In the primary campaign, Mr. Bidens plans to raise taxes were smaller than those of his top rivals. For example, he has not called for creating a so-called wealth tax an annual tax on the fortunes of the superrich that was a central plank of Ms. Warrens presidential campaign and was also promoted by Mr. Sanders.
There are other areas, too, where Mr. Bidens economic plans are more limited than what some in his party would like to see. While he moved leftward on the issues of free college tuition and student loan forgiveness this year, his proposals on those topics are narrower than what some on the left have called for. And Mr. Biden has no detailed plan on Wall Street regulation.
The convention also put a significant focus on racial justice, an issue that Mr. Biden has emphasized following the killing of George Floyd while in police custody.
During the conventions opening night, Mr. Biden was shown saying, Most cops are good, but the fact is, the bad ones have to be identified and prosecuted and out, period. That comment was troubling to some activists at a time when progressives are seeking transformational changes in the nations criminal justice system.
Mr. Biden has longstanding ties to police unions, and he has not gone as far as some on the left in his comments on how policing in America should be changed. He has rejected the defund the police movement, though he has expressed openness to reallocating some funds, and he has proposed increasing funding for community policing.
Like others in his party, he supports tighter gun control measures, but he has not called for a national licensing program and mandatory gun buybacks, as some of his primary rivals have. He has not endorsed legalizing marijuana, a move that is widely supported by Democratic voters.read more
The Democrats Are United to Fight Trump, but Policy Fights Are Looming
