Your job is to save the USA WITHOUT destroying capitalism. What would you do? What can you do? Basically—how can you make things like they were during Obama’s presidency?
As a lib my first thought would be: “implement universal health care.” But wouldn’t it be struck down immediately by the SCOTUS? Wouldn’t the health insurance companies just overthrow you? Won’t the corporate press immediately start treating you like Bernie (or even worse) in order to turn the populace against you?
Please discuss. Also I am not Biden looking for ideas. Nor do I work in the White House.
Basically Bonapartism.
Step 1: adopt the position that Marbury v Madison was decided incorrectly, and start enforcing laws and policies regardless of their alleged "constitutionality". When the Supreme Court complains, ask them what they plan to do about it.
Step 2: lots and lots of executive orders. A ton of hypothetical power has been given to the executive, especially since the War on Terror, use it to terrorize reactionaries with federal law enforcement without remorse.
Step 3: foreign policy is easy, because it has almost completely been given to the president. Every foreign base is closing, and every troop is coming home. The US is pulling all of its support out of NATO and locking the doors, "freedom of navigation" exercises are ending.
Step 4: if the Senate won't adjust the military budget, assume direct control of how the budget is spent and turn it towards building out renewable energy capacity across the US. Throw in infrastructure fixes too - declare a climate change state of emergency to justify it all.
Step 5: the leaders of the CIA, NSA and DHS should have all been shot in a basement under Washington DC during your first week. Purge literally every single person from those orgs until they cease to function by the end of your first term.