"Centrist Progressive" tries to bash Democratic Socialism. Fails epically.

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3. What should and shouldn't be within the purview of the federal government.

There's this paragraph:

...they are pushing an unabashedly statist agenda—nationalized health care, “free” college tuition, federally guaranteed incomes and jobs, and heavy-handed regulation of private enterprise. Only with a “bold” program of centralizing power, they insist, can Democrats forge new majorities and return to power.

And then there's this one toward the end:

This isn’t a matter of eviscerating the federal government, as conservatives would like. Washington must continue to do what it is best suited to do: set fiscal and monetary policy; defend civil rights and liberties; make rules for immigration, environmental protection, and other cross-border issues, and take the lead on diplomacy and defense.

The author doesn't explain why the federal government is not suited to address health care and college tuition, while it is suited to address those other concerns.

As for "guaranteed incomes and jobs," is he talking about the minimum wage? Or is he talking about a universal basic income? Is he opposed to, say, a federal green jobs program? Wouldn't that be one way for Washington to address climate change, while at the same time providing employment to veterans and others?

And what "heavy-handed regulation" does he have in mind exactly? Some examples would be good.