Bidenomics

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Etymology

From Biden + -nomics.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbaɪdəˈnɒmɪks/

Noun

Bidenomics (uncountable)

  1. (US politics) The economic ideas and policies of Joe Biden, American politician and the 46th president of the United States, characterized by relief measures, investments in infrastructure, and strengthening the safety net, funded by tax increases on higher-income individuals and corporations.
    • 2009 July 17, Daniel E. Lungren, “Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1018, Restore Our American Mustangs Act”, in Congressional Record (United States House of Representatives, 111th Congress, First Session), volume 155, part 13, number 108, Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, page 18188:
      I'm sort of reminded of “Bidenomics.” That's the new word used to describe the statements of the Vice President of the United States on economics.
      He told a group yesterday, the AARP, that we have to spend more money. The Federal Government has to spend more money, the Vice President said, or else we're going to go bankrupt.
    • 2022 October 27, “The risks of Bidenomics go beyond inflation”, in The Economist, →ISSN:
      Bidenomics takes on two of the biggest long-term threats facing America: the rise of an increasingly autocratic China, and the looming dangers of climate change.
    • 2023 July 12, Alan Rappeport, quoting Joe Biden, “Biden Touts Easing Inflation as Bidenomics in Action’”, in The New York Times:
      President Biden [] quickly took credit for the latest data showing a June slowdown in price increases. “Good jobs and lower costs: That’s Bidenomics in action,” Mr. Biden said in a statement on Wednesday.

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