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Biden OUTMANEUVERS Trump with URGENT PLAN to STOP HIM

2024/11/23
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Ben Meiselas: 拜登政府在特朗普即将上任之际,迅速采取行动,利用《芯片与科学法案》拨款数十亿美元给台积电等公司,以确保美国半导体产业的发展,并创造就业机会。此举旨在应对特朗普此前表示要废除该法案,并计划实施可能导致物价上涨的关税政策。拜登政府还投资于其他州的芯片封装项目,并为纽约的芯片制造商提供资金支持。这些行动旨在确保美国在全球半导体供应链中的竞争力,并抵御特朗普可能造成的经济破坏。拜登政府的这些行动,即使是在一些州输掉选举的情况下,也体现了其对所有美国人民的责任感,而不是仅仅关注那些支持他的州。 同时,他还指出共和党人计划削减医疗补助、儿童健康保险计划等项目,以及埃隆·马斯克的言论,暗示其希望通过经济冲击来改善经济,这与阿根廷目前的经济困境形成了对比。 Donald Trump: 特朗普公开反对《芯片与科学法案》,认为该法案对美国不利,并计划用关税取代该法案。他还指责台湾窃取了美国的芯片产业。这些言论表明,特朗普上任后可能会对美国的半导体产业和经济造成负面影响。 Kamala Harris: 卡马拉·哈里斯副总统强调了《芯片与科学法案》和《通胀削减法案》对美国制造业的积极影响,包括增加工厂建设支出、带回制造业就业岗位以及保障美国供应链安全。 Mike Johnson: 众议院议长迈克·约翰逊反对《芯片与科学法案》,并表示将努力废除该法案。 Elon Musk: 埃隆·马斯克认为美国需要经历严重的经济困难才能吸取教训,并暗示支持阿根廷的经济政策,尽管阿根廷的贫困率很高。

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Why is President Biden taking urgent steps to protect the economy?

To safeguard key economic achievements benefiting Americans from potential devastating policies by Donald Trump, who plans to replace the CHIPS Act with tariffs raising prices on the middle class.

What is the CHIPS Act and why is it significant?

The CHIPS Act is a legislative achievement of Biden's that allocates $52.7 billion for semiconductor research, manufacturing, and workforce development in the U.S., crucial for bringing the semiconductor industry back to America and creating thousands of jobs.

How is Biden securing the semiconductor industry against Trump's potential policies?

By finalizing a $6.6 billion award to TSMC for chip factories in Arizona, ensuring investments are locked in before Trump's administration takes office, which could derail domestic chip industry subsidies.

What are the potential impacts of Trump's proposed tariffs on the economy?

Tariffs would raise prices on consumers, as seen with Walmart's recent price hikes, and could derail the resurgence of U.S. manufacturing under Biden, leading to economic hardship.

What are some key investments made under the Biden administration's CHIPS Act?

Investments include $300 million in chip packaging projects in Georgia, California, and Arizona, and $1.5 billion to Global Foundries for $13 billion in investments across New York and Vermont, creating 10,000 jobs over a decade.

What are the economic policies Trump and his allies are advocating for?

They are calling for $4.5 trillion in cuts over 10 years in Medicaid, children's health insurance programs, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace, potentially leading to higher unemployment and economic hardship.

How has the U.S. manufacturing sector performed under Biden compared to Trump?

Under Biden, manufacturing has seen a significant resurgence with thousands of jobs created and billions invested, contrary to Trump's promises that were not fulfilled during his term.

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President Biden is taking urgent steps to safeguard key economic achievements from potential damage by Donald Trump's incoming administration, focusing on the semiconductor industry and job creation.
  • Biden finalized a $6.6 billion award to TSMC for chip factories in Arizona.
  • Trump plans to replace the CHIPS Act with tariffs that will raise prices on the middle class.
  • Biden's actions aim to secure the semiconductor industry and create jobs in states that did not vote for him.

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Even as a lame duck president during this transitionary period, President Biden is taking the steps to protect

some key economic accomplishments of his that frankly benefit the American people. He has to outmaneuver Donald Trump, who plans to enact some devastating economic policies that we're already feeling right now, even during the transition. So

As I said, I'm not going to play videos or audio of Donald Trump anytime soon. But I'll remind you that during the election, Donald Trump said the following. Donald Trump said that the Chips and Science Act, which brings thousands of manufacturing jobs back to America, bringing the semiconductor industry to America, he says, it's so bad.

And he says that he wants to replace the CHIPS Act with tariffs that will raise prices on the middle class. So we already see Walmart making announcements that their prices are going up.

to prepare for Donald Trump's devastating tariffs. So for everyone who thought, oh, Donald Trump's tariffs, that's not a tax on Americans, that's a tax on China. Well, as we said, it's a tax on Americans passed through to consumers. Donald Trump, like he's done his entire life,

Ding, ding, ding. He has lied to you. Take a look at this, though. President Biden just Trump-proofed his Hallmark Chips Act. This is the act that brings the semiconductor industry here to the United States, investing over $52 billion in America's semiconductor industry. Here's how Newsweek talks about Biden having to outmaneuver Trump.

to help the United States, even though if Biden was trying to be selfish about it or Trumpy about it, Biden may just be like, I'm out. What do I need to do? But Biden realizes that he's a president still for all Americans. Here's what it says. In a move to secure America's semiconductor industry, President Joe Biden's administration finalized a $6.6 billion award

to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company for the construction of chip factories in Phoenix, Arizona. The announcement comes just two weeks after Donald Trump's victory, signaling an effort to lock in the deal before the new administration takes office because Donald Trump doesn't want the investments in America like this.

TSMC, the world's largest contract chip maker and supplier to major technology companies, including Apple, Nvidia, AMD, and Qualcomm, plans to invest $65 billion to build three state-of-the-art semiconductor fabrication plants in Arizona. Just think about that. Right now, President Biden fighting to bring these factories here into even a state like Arizona,

That did not vote for him this time. This is how he's spending his remaining days in office. Thousands of facilities are expected to create thousands of jobs and strengthen the United States position in the global semiconductor supply chain. The first TSMC plant is expected to be fully operational within a few months. For the first time in decades, an American manufacturing plant will be producing leading edge chips used

in our most advanced technologies, Biden said. The $6.6 billion award to TSMC is part of the Chips and Science Act, one of Biden's signature legislative achievements signed into law in August 2022. The act allocates $52.7 billion for semiconductor research, manufacturing, and workforce development in the U.S. The timing of this award is critical.

Trump's previous statements have raised concerns that his incoming administration might attempt to derail subsidies aimed at fostering the domestic chip industry.

Just think about it. Trump's plan is to attack American domestic chip manufacturers, literally to shut down the factories so that he can tariff China, which really means tariff American companies, tariff taxes to imports that get passed on to consumers. It's quite literally tariff.

The most asinine economic plan that exists, full stop. The article goes on to cite the quote that I gave you at the beginning of this video. And Donald Trump says, Taiwan took our chips business from us. I mean, how stupid are we? How stupid are you, Donald Trump? Because that happened when you were in office.

One of the reasons why there was inflation, one of the reasons why America struggled as it did during COVID, which was during your term, was because supply chains broke down. You made no infrastructure investment, zero zip zilch. Instead, you did what you do best, or I should say worst. You showed up.

with fake golden shovels at various factories and you said, we're building this and then never built it and then blamed whoever on it, migrants, this group, that group, instead of actually doing because you are a screwer and not a doer.

So you blamed it on Taiwan. President Biden then brought the semiconductor industry here, making sure that, hey, Taiwanese companies, if you're going to do this, you've got to work in the United States, employ Americans, not over in Taiwan. President Biden brought that back to the United States.

Taiwan's economy minister denied Donald Trump's attacks on Taiwan, now bringing billions of dollars in jobs to the United States. Of course, Taiwan is not stealing the chip industry from the U.S. The chips we made are commissioned by U.S. companies, which still have the highest gross margin. Trump might have some misunderstanding on such matters, and we will clarify that. See how privileged Trump is?

There's some misunderstanding. Oh, he's a freaking idiot. He is a menace. He is an idiot. He is an anarchist. He is all of those. And that's what we need to call him out for.

Goes on to say House Speaker Mike Johnson, who voted against the CHIPS Act, initially echoed Trump's sentiments. I mean, you have MAGA Mike Johnson saying he would work to repeal the CHIPS Act. I mean, you're working to repeal the act that like literally gives tens of billions of dollars to kind of key states, but that's what they do. Look, even Vice President Kamala Harris saying the following. Thanks to our CHIPS Act,

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She's talking about that after she lost the election. Thanks to the Chips and Science Act, the Biden-Harris administration is investing now, in addition to Arizona, $300 million in projects aimed at boosting chip packaging in Georgia, California, and Arizona. Again, he lost Georgia.

and Arizona, but also investments there. We're also learning that Global Foundries secured $1.5 billion Chips Act award as the Biden administration races to allocate funds before Inauguration Day. The New York Chipmaker plans

$13 billion in investments across New York and Vermont, creating 10,000 jobs over the next decade. And so again, I want to reiterate, while Donald Trump is planning policies to wreck our economy, even right now, President Biden knowing that Trump could potentially get credit for these accomplishments is doing these things right here. So let's talk about what Trump's focused on right now. Trump, Elon,

What they doing? Let me tell you. So one of the things that they are calling for, like the Republican Study Committee, is calling for $4.5 trillion in cuts over 10 years in Medicaid, children's health insurance programs, the other type of CHIP.

So while President Biden is bringing jobs here with the CHIPS Act, MAGA Republicans are attacking children's health insurance programs. Oh, and they want to get rid of the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

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Let's take a look who Elon Musk is praising right now. He's praising the leader of Argentina. And Elon Musk says, impressive progress in Argentina. Who is Donald Trump previously praising? Victor Orban. Well, let's take a look at that. Okay, right now, here's an article as of September 27, 2024. And then another one from November, Posse.

Poverty in Argentina soars to more than 50% as government austerity bites. Elon Musk did say that what he wants to inflict upon us is economic hardship. He said there needs to be a shock to the system. He says Americans, we all need to experience serious hardship right now so we can learn our lessons, he says, and then things will get better after we suffer, he says. That's what he and the mag is saying, that we need to suffer

And then he says, in the future, things could be better, but it's time for suffering to begin. Could you believe that that's what they're running on us, our suffering? Also, since that September article, Argentina's poverty right now is 53% of Argentinians live in poverty right now. So for them to say great work going on in Argentina when objectively 53% live in poverty, I guess that's what they mean by economic hardship that they want to impose on us. But

Donald Trump's doing his own deals for himself right now. We're learning that from a New York Times article that Trump media is looking to potentially acquire a crypto payment service right now because that somehow benefits we the people. I'm being sarcastic. The Economist front cover has a photo of Elon Musk. It says disruptor in chief.

And he's looming over the White House in this photo. And they write, the Musk-led reforms risk creating a new problem for the country, the emergence of a combustible corrupt oligarchy. Well, well done, folks. We had before a very stable government where people were making fun of President Biden for being too sleepy. Things were running on time. The trains were running on time. Things were going well. But now we've got

a combustible corrupt oligarchy here. Very, very well done. That seems to be something that regular Americans want. I'm being sarcastic, of course. JP Morgan sees unemployment rising to 4.5%. The Walmart CFO said that they are raising their prices up, up, up because they're preparing for tariffs. And let me just show you, if I may, to conclude right here,

These charts, I think they're helpful right here. The resurgence of U.S. manufacturing under the Biden administration has been amazing, as JP writes. Just take a look at these numbers right here. Biden did what Donald Trump promised to do but failed to do.

And JP said Harris needs to be talking more about this. I agree. She probably needed to talk more about that, but that didn't happen. And Americans would rather have the crappy situation than the up, up, up, up, up because, well, the propaganda, I guess, was too strong. Take a look at this objective data as well. Manufacturing is booming under President Biden. There's a real manufacturing boom taking place right now.

And Donald Trump threatens to squander it. Look, I just got to hand it to President Biden again. He could have been petty. He could have, you know, looked at states like Arizona and Georgia that went red and voted for Trump this time and be like, oh, I'm whatever. Like, that's what Trump would have done. Right. You think Trump would have helped Biden?

States gain jobs and get billions of dollars. No, Trump wouldn't even provide like aid to wildfires in California because he was so intimidated by Gavin Newsom. And so he wouldn't provide aid. I mean, that's who we're dealing with the Trump, but president Biden's like, I gotta, I gotta make sure.

that I am good on my word and protect Arizona. I gotta help Georgia. I gotta help all these states, even if they didn't vote for me. And I gotta protect it from the devastation Trump's gonna cause, rather than just say, well, let Trump cause the devastation. Just think about that. Think about that. Impressive. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 4 million subscribers. Thanks for watching. Love this video? Make sure you stay up to date on the latest breaking news and all things Midas by signing up to the Midas Touch newsletter at MidasTouch.com slash newsletter.

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