Biden to oversee efforts aimed at middle class

[babylonsister]

Biden to oversee efforts aimed at middle class

By KEVIN FREKING
Associated Press Writer


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President-elect Joe Biden will oversee an Obama administration effort to find ways of building up the ranks of the middle class, that ambiguously defined segment of society most Americans identify themselves with.

The task force will include four Cabinet members as well as other presidential advisers, the Obama transition team announced Sunday.

The goal is to recommend proposals to ensure the middle class is "no longer being left behind," Biden said. The proposals could include executive orders and legislative plans.

"Our charge is to look at existing and future policies across the board and use a yard stick to measure how they are impacting the working and middle-class families," Biden said in a statement released Sunday. "Is the number of these families growing? Are they prospering? President-elect Obama and I know the economic health of working families has eroded, and we intend to turn that around."

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[DJ13]

1. I hope he goes after the cred card industry, but somehow I doubt thats part of it

He's always been a little too cozy with those Delaware based companies.

[Kdillard]

3. True but I do like who was appointed as his economic advisor.

Also since he will be serving in a different capacity as VP than as Senator I hope he takes those things into consideration. In any case I am glad that there will be some effort to see that the middle class is restored.

[Jennicut]

2. I want the cost of college to be looked at

its practically a requirement today to get an above minimum wage job but getting almost impossible with the current economy to pay for without huge student loans

[Muttocracy]

4. video from ABC This week interview is up:

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=6505143