United States: what Joe Biden's program provides

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It's official, Joe Biden is the 46th President of the United States.

The Americans made their choice on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, and the results were unveiled after a night full of twists and turns.

Joseph says Joe Biden must now attempt to "make the United States a better place," as he likes to put it, after Donald Trump's four-year term in office.

How does he intend to go about it?

Here is an overview of the program of the new US president in seven points. 

Economy: no more redistribution ...

As his presidential campaign went on, Joe Biden shifted his program to the left, to appeal to the more progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

For a more equitable redistribution of wealth, it has for example chosen to tax companies and people with the highest incomes.

Thus, the richest Americans should see their income be taxed on average at 39.6% instead of 37%, according to

.

However, this measure remains to be qualified: individuals earning less than $ 400,000 per year (or approximately € 28,000 per month) will not see their tax rate increase.

In addition, this rate will vary from state to state and does not take into account all exceptions and other tax loopholes.

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In terms of work, Joe Biden promises to help the most precarious by raising the amount of the federal minimum wage.

Currently at 7.25 dollars per hour (or 6.18 euros), it would double to 15 dollars per hour (or 12.79 euros).

Here again, this reform must be qualified, since some American states already apply a higher minimum wage than that imposed by the federal state.

... And renewed protectionism

Donald Trump was a follower of a certain protectionism and the future President Biden also wishes to support American companies.

But he promises to do so within "fair international trade".

No less than 400 billion dollars are still planned to buy American products.

The label "made in america" ​​should also be more difficult to obtain, in order to increase the rate of American raw material in the design of a product.

The fight against global warming, a priority

The climate issue is at the heart of Joe Biden's program, at least in comparison with that of his climate-skeptic predecessor.

First measure planned: to re-engage in the Paris Agreements from which Donald Trump had emerged.

It turns out that Joe Biden is familiar with this file since he participated as vice-president of Barack Obama in 2015.

Joe Biden also aims to invest in a greener economy.

He also took over part of the "Green New Deal" proposed by the senator from New York, who is part of the left wing of the Democratic Party, Alexandria Occasio-Cortez.

The new president promises to invest 2,000 billion dollars over four years to finance electric transport or even greener buildings.  

Change of course on societal issues

Joe Biden counted a lot for his election on the African-American community, to which he reserves in particular $ 50 billion for entrepreneurial projects.

On the other hand, Joe Biden's program is also aimed at young Americans.

It thus proposes to better finance schools in the poorest districts.

He also wants to make higher education accessible by creating free university courses, more scholarships and the cancellation of certain student debts subject to financial conditions.

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Health, the return of Obamacare

The election campaign was extremely marked by the health crisis due to Covid-19.

Joe Biden fiercely opposed the public policies led by his competitor, who swore by a way out of the crisis with a vaccine.

The crisis was notably an opportunity to put on the table Obamacare, created ten years ago by the Obama administration, and which Donald Trump did everything to suppress during his mandate.

Joe Biden, loyal vice-president of Barack Obama when the measure was enacted, wants to extend this "Social Security" to all Americans who wish to subscribe to public insurance.

Immigration: unraveling Trump's measures

Regarding immigration, Joe Biden intends to gradually break everything that has been done by Donald Trump.

The family separation program at the Mexican border should therefore be abolished.

The same is true for the entry ban into the territory of Muslims who are nationals of certain countries listed by the Trump administration.

In addition, the annual rate of refugees allowed to return to the country would be set at 125,000 per year, a figure that would be increased during his tenure.

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Foreign politic

The newly elected president has a major mission: to restore confidence with the allies of the United States on the international stage.

A trust that gradually fragmented during the mandate of the unpredictable Donald Trump.

This was the subject of an article entitled Why America must lead again, written by Joe Biden himself in the journal Foreign Affairs.

"The United States must once again become a beacon of democracy in the world," he wrote at the time.

The new president wishes to improve economic cooperation with the countries of Central America and "assume the role of leader" vis-à-vis China, while setting transparent economic rules.

Finally, Joe Biden should return to the negotiations abandoned by Donald Trump on the Iran nuclear deal.