"Sanders wanted a large number and Manchin
wants a smaller number and we’re going to work this process to try to reach
common ground," said a source familiar with the White House's thinking.
Note the verb tense Sanders “wanted”; Manchin
“wants”.
As an aside.. I heard on a recent Podcast the
Mark Zandi (he’s a professional economist, not an academic) that many of the
provisions in the AFP have been worked on for a number of years. This
somewhat deals with my concern about creating a $3.5 trillion bill in a couple
of weeks.
On the other hand on the same podcast (link
below) his counterpart pointed out that since it is clear that the final number
will not be 3.5 trillion there should be a real debate on priorities.
There’s just not enough time to have this debate. Maybe they will
use Biden’s original $1.8 trillion plan as the baseline. This is no
way to run an airline.
Here’s the podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intelligence-squared-u-s-debates/id216713308
And a link to Biden’s original plan.
What's
in Biden's American Families Plan? (investopedia.com)
