President Donald Trump may have claimed to “know nothing” about Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s guidebook for his second term. Yet, if the scoreboard is right, his administration has already implemented a little over half of its proposals.Not wanting to be outdone, Democrats now have their own version to draw on should they win the 2028 elections. Project 2029, led by former Biden official Chad Maisel, seeks to answer the question: “What should a modern, hopeful, effective, forward-looking vision for America look like?”Apparently, the vision is: give government even more control in areas where government control is the problem.
Project 2029’s website has only uploaded three policy proposals so far, but they are indicative of its flawed thinking.“Child Care Choice Guarantee” seeks to raise childcare subsidies even higher. That’s right; with Project 2029, your child can also have the opportunity to attend a Quality “Learning” Center incentivized by high spending to exist. The proposal gives no plan for cutting regulation, even though problems such as high prices stem from such government involvement in the industry.“Crack Down on the Annoyance Economy” is about pushing back on how companies have created a sprawling bureaucracy that you have to navigate to accomplish anything with them.No argument against doing this here. However, Democrats proposing more government when it comes to improving something such as healthcare is laughable. After the Affordable Care Act did the opposite, it’s hard to believe this will be different.“Kids Over Clicks” wants to give the government power to control when you can create a social media account by setting an age minimum of 16. Keeping children away from social media is probably a good idea, but when did it become the government’s prerogative to do this? It looks like Democrats still think that parents shouldn’t be the ones making decisions for their own children.The Capitol Dome is seen as lawmakers prepare to depart for the holiday recess on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
