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In reply to the discussion: Larry Summers Advising Biden Campaign on Economic Recovery [View all]still_one
(92,190 posts)stereotypical statements over a decade ago why women were not represented significantly in scientific fields. That view, and his reasoning for it has been proven not only incorrect, but asinine.
It is doubtful that he still subscribes to those views, however, he is being consulted on economics, not on those views, and economically he is no fool. President Obama initially choose him as his Treasury Secretary, but it stirred up a hornets nest because of his sexist statements regarding women in scientific disciplines, and he stepped aside from accepting the position.
Summers is an "outside" economic adviser, who opposes everything that the trump administration has done economically. He is NOT his go to economic adviser, but is getting other opinions.
Biden has inside economic advisers, such as Jared Bernstein.
This is just an excuse for the far left to spew their purist ideology of all or nothing.
My Governor, Newsom in California, put together a bipartisan group of ex-Governors, and CEOs to discuss how to deal economically with what the health crisis has caused in California.
I have no doubt that the far left are very disappointed that he has Arnold Schwarzenegger and Pete Wilson in that group.
Larry Summers is not going to have a dominant position in a Biden administration. It provides an excuse for the far left not to vote for Biden, which I doubt they were going to do anyway.
Please note, I am NOT including the majority of Sanders supporters in this characterization. The vast majority of Sanders supporters will vote and support Biden against trump without hesitation.
Biden moving his position on student debt, lowering the Medicare age to 60, along with his already stated position of a public option as part of the Affordable Care Act, is a signal that he is listening to Warren and Sanders.
In my view this report is trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill