Bernie: No more caving to austerity

Bernie was adamant that the stimulus bill was pathetic because of its giveaways to the rich while skimping on help to those most in need. The Repugs claim it's because of the deficit that they're so cheap. But that flies in the face of the giveaways to the rich; they're only cheap when it comes to the rest of us. The deficit is a red herring they only pull out for an excuse. 

Unfortunately it's not the case for Biden, who actually believes that austerity nonsense. Bernie is clear that this stimulus cannot be the template for future deals or we're headed for disaster. But Biden praised it as "model legislation." Sirota noted that Biden's long history of austerity led him to pressure the Dems to cut their original deal in half. As we can see, even the establishment Dems were willing to go twice as big but they capitulated not only to the Repugs but  to Biden himself. This is not a good sign of things to come.