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The Textbook on how to Save American Democracy and what it means for Joe Biden
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Social Policy
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Eli Pearl
American democracy is at a crossroads. As wealth inequalities increase, healthcare lags behind other developed nations, educational divides rise, and more and more Americans are inclined to turn towards extremism. The victory of Joe Biden was a brief reprieve from the wannabe authoritarianism of the Trump administration, but as Biden continues to trend downward in polls, America appears to be on an intractable path towards demagoguery. However, not all hope is lost. The United States has been at this crossroads before. And the answer that brought the US and many other countries back from the brink of authoritarianism is simple: mass aid to citizens. History demonstrates that citizens who believe their government actually cares about them are less likely to overthrow said government.