Biden vows to "deal everyone in" as Nobel laureates back economic plan
- Mike Allen, author of Axios AM
President Biden talks infrastructure at the Flatirons campus of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Arvanda, Colo., on Tuesday. Photo: Evan Vucci/AP
In East Room remarks Thursday afternoon on leveling the economic playing field, President Biden will argue that his Build Back Better plan will "deal everyone in."
What to watch: A White House official tells me that Biden will argue that the nation has reached an inflection point — whether or not to perpetuate an economy where the wealthiest taxpayers and biggest corporations play by a set of rules they’ve written for themselves.
- Biden will argue that we simply can't revert to how things were before the pandemic, the official said.
✉️ First look: 15 winners of the Nobel Prize in economics, including Joseph Stiglitz, write in an open letter that Biden's agenda will reduce long-term inflationary pressure, provide inclusive economic growth and make the tax system more equitable:
- "Success in the 21st century will require building upon the bi-partisan infrastructure deal that has passed the Senate."