By Ray Cardello for August 16, 2022 Season 12 / Post 31

On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden took the oath of office as President of the United States. He then lied to the American people for the first time. Joe promised to heal the country from the most divisive four years in American history. Biden assured the people that his Presidency would return civility and transparency to the White House, and most importantly, he would bring the country back together again. He did unify the country like never before, as nearly 60% of Americans feel the country under Joe Biden is heading in the wrong direction. Getting 60% to agree on the day of the week is not easy.

Joe Biden may not be tweeting daily, but his polarizing policies have created a chasm between Americans never seen before. Biden is using many of the arms of the United States government to attack specific segments of the population, primarily those with ties to the right. It is an ugly assault on the people, but some will say he is also stomping on our Constitution.

His first volley was at the wealthy and successful, who he claims have not paid their fair share of taxes. Nobody ever defines the fair share, and they forget that over 50% of Americans pay no taxes at all. With a provision in the wrongly named Inflation Reduction Act, $300 Billion will be used to expand the IRS by 87,000 new agents. Most of these agents will be tasked with investigating and auditing the middle and upper-class Americans. The CBO has determined that this provision will raise $20 Billion over the next decade. A poor return for our tax dollars.

The Justice Department and FBI are teaming up on Donald Trump. The Biden Justice Department has turned on mothers and fathers in this country by labeling anyone who challenges the education system and local school boards as Domestic terrorists. The FBI is used to investigate anyone reported by school departments as potential threats. The stream of investigations and laws suits culminated last week with the FBI raid of Mar-a-Lago, the Florida home of the former President. These proceedings solely aim to destroy and possibly run in 2024 by Trump. It does not appear to be working as the approval ratings for Donald Trump are skyrocketing, and it seems inevitable that he will run.

The Border is a two-pronged attack as the number of illegals crossing increases every month, and the amount of Fentanyl discovered is mind-boggling. July saw over 200,000 encounters at the Border. That number is twice the number of Americans killed yearly by Chinese-made Fentanyl. The border crisis impacts every state as the influx of non-English speaking students burdens schools. Social service budgets are inadequate to handle the new demand for benefits. Employee wages are driven down by increased available workers, especially for entry-level positions.

Biden has alienated every sector of the American population. Even blacks and brown people hurt by the increase in urban crime due to the destructive policies of local justice departments are turning away from the Democrat party. By weaponizing the government, Biden has successfully unified America, but definitely not how he hoped. He has turned most of America against him, and his party and Democrats will feel that pain in just a couple of months as the midterms approach.