What's in, and out, of Democrats' inflation-fighting package

Jul 28, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -12% Somewhat Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    20% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    70% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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"One is a 10-year consumer tax credits for renewable energy investments in wind and solar."
Positive
18% Conservative
"Also gone, for now, are plans for free pre-kindergarten and free community college, as well as the nation's first paid family leave program that would have provided up to $4,000 a month for births, deaths and other pivotal needs.___Associated Press writer Matthew Daly contributed to this report."
Positive
14% Conservative
"The bill proposes an $80 billion investment in taxpayer services, enforcement and modernization, which is projected to raise $203 billion in new revenue -- a net gain of $124 billion over the decade."
Positive
10% Conservative
"Federal deficits have spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic when federal spending soared and tax revenues fell as the nation's economy churned through shutdowns, closed offices and other massive changes."
Negative
-22% Liberal
"The bill sticks with Biden's original pledge not to raise taxes on families or businesses making less than $400,000 a year."
Negative
-42% Liberal
"This latest package after 18 months of start-stop negotiations leaves behind many of Biden's more ambitious goals."
Positive
26% Conservative
"While Congress did pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill of highway, broadband and other investments that Biden signed into law last year, the president's and the party's other priorities have slipped away."
Positive
6% Conservative
"Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 26, 2022."
Positive
4% Conservative
"What started as a $4 trillion effort during President Joe Biden's first months in office to rebuild America's public infrastructure and family support systems has ended up a much slimmer, but not unsubstantial, compromise package of inflation-fighting health care, climate change and deficit reduction strategies that appears headed toward quick votes in Congress."
Negative
-2% Liberal
"Sen. Joe Manchin aounced Wednesday, July 27, that he had reached an expansive agreement with Schumer which had eluded them for months on health care costs, energy and climate issues, taxing higher earners and large corporations and reducing federal debt."
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Manchin aounced Wednesday, July 27, that he had reached an expansive agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer which had eluded them for months on health care costs, energy and climate issues, taxing higher earners and large corporations and reducing federal debt."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"The bill sticks with Biden's original pledge not to raise taxes on families or businesses making less than $400,000 a year."
Negative
-26% Liberal
"Lawmakers are pouring over the $739 billion proposal struck by two top negotiators, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who rejected Biden's earlier drafts but surprised colleagues late Wednesday with a new one."
Negative
-44% Liberal
"Lawmakers are pouring over the $739 billion proposal struck by two top negotiators, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who rejected Biden's earlier drafts but surprised colleagues late Wednesday with a new one."
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Bias Meter

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : One is a 10-year consumer tax credits for renewable energy investments in wind and solar.
57% :Also gone, for now, are plans for free pre-kindergarten and free community college, as well as the nation's first paid family leave program that would have provided up to $4,000 a month for births, deaths and other pivotal needs.___Associated Press writer Matthew Daly contributed to this report.
55% : The bill proposes an $80 billion investment in taxpayer services, enforcement and modernization, which is projected to raise $203 billion in new revenue -- a net gain of $124 billion over the decade.
39% : Federal deficits have spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic when federal spending soared and tax revenues fell as the nation's economy churned through shutdowns, closed offices and other massive changes.
29% : The bill sticks with Biden's original pledge not to raise taxes on families or businesses making less than $400,000 a year.

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