The American President Joseph Biden is in his crucial phase of government.

Huge legislative packages to strengthen the infrastructure and the social network are about to be voted on.

It is probably the last chance for a big hit.

The mid-term elections, which will renew the House of Representatives and parts of the Senate, will begin in a year.

Republicans have the upper hand in trimming the constituencies, so it's pretty clear by now that they will at least win the House of Representatives. Unless the president suddenly manages to euphorize voters. But it doesn't look like that. Anyone who watched Biden at the recent televised discussion saw an elderly gentleman who did not always know exactly what policies the United States was actually pursuing. Presidents can be criticized for their goals, their assertiveness and their ability to cope with sudden challenges. However, one must also take into account the limits of power in a politically divided country. The majority of the Republican MPs did not officially recognize Biden's election, and their base has doubts about the result to this day.

Joseph Biden pursues good and bad goals, has so far not shown great assertiveness and does not convince in the management of new challenges. His opponents, not only outside of his party, make governing as difficult as possible for him.

The first great and good goal of the Biden government was to dramatically speed up the vaccination campaign.

She succeeded, if only to a certain extent.

In the United States, 57 percent of the population is fully vaccinated.

That is a lower rate than in most European countries or China.

The government is making great efforts, however, which are thwarted by conservative politicians who suspect that there is a potential for voters among those who oppose vaccination.

However, the vaccination quota of blacks, who belong to Biden's core electorate, is also below average.

The stimulus package turns into a dampener on growth

Biden's biggest legislative achievement to date is the $ 2 trillion stimulus package that was pushed through by the Democrats in March along the partisan demarcation line. All the evidence suggests that it was way too generous and badly timed. The economy was already picking up speed again, and because of a lack of opportunities to consume and, thanks to aid packages that had been adopted beforehand, many families had more money than they had earned through work in normal times. The political and economic logic of this package is understandable. The Democrats were tired of accusations that their stinginess had slowed the economic recovery under President Barack Obama.

However, the state-stimulated consumer spending is currently spurring inflation because companies are not keeping up with the deliveries.

That is not the only effect: apparently the aid package gives workers the chance to delay their re-entry into the labor market.

Ten million vacancies and around two million employees who turned their backs on the job market during the pandemic crisis point in this direction.

Some companies cannot fulfill orders because they cannot find people.

This is how Biden dampens growth.

He should keep an eye on this phenomenon for the planned extensive social transfers, which, contrary to good American tradition, are not linked to an obligation to work, further education or to look for a job.

Biden has a pretty good chance of pushing through a scaled-down social program and infrastructure renewal package. He can be happy about that. His greatest promise, however, will be difficult to keep: It remains completely unclear how the United States intends to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, if the program to retire coal and gas-fired power plants in favor of wind, solar and nuclear power. failed due to internal party resistance. Biden's emissary John Kerry is doomed to go to the climate summit empty-handed. That Biden apparently fails to cut obscene drug prices is another disappointment. Even the mega-rich will probably be spared tax increases, contrary to what Biden had promised. He had to take American reality into account:Quiet donors and lobbyists still have more weight here than loud political activists.