Posted on 08/16/2024 7:03:54 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled an aggressively populist economic agenda, providing the most detailed vision yet of her governing priorities since becoming the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.
Ahead of Harris’s speech in North Carolina, her campaign announced her support for more than a dozen economic policies aimed at “lowering costs for American families,” including some that went beyond what President Joe Biden had promised.
The most striking proposals were for the elimination of medical debt for millions of Americans; the “first-ever” ban on price gouging for groceries and food; a cap on prescription drug costs; a $25,000 subsidy for first-time home buyers; and a child tax credit that would provide $6,000 per child to families for the first year of a baby’s life.
The last item followed a suggestion earlier this month from JD Vance, the GOP vice-presidential nominee, that the credit be raised from $2,000 per child to $5,000. Harris is also calling for restoring the Biden administration’s child tax credit that expired at the end of 2021, which raised the benefit for most families from $2,000 per child to $3,000.
The flurry of policy positions — just days before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago — represented the clearest articulation yet of how Harris, who has only had a relatively brief time on the national stage, would handle economic policy if elected this fall. Harris has thus far surrounded herself with many former aides to Biden, and her team had made some overtures to business leaders that they hoped reflected a more centrist approach. But the policy positions she embraced Friday suggest she will continue, if not deepen, the party’s transformation under Biden, who pushed for more aggressive government intervention in the economy on industrial, labor and antitrust policies.
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incentive for dem pols to git wit their nannies?
“Your ATM is safe.
Your banks are safe.
There’s enough cash in the financial system and there’s an infinite amount of cash in the Federal Reserve.”
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari
At this point, why don’t they just say they’re going to pay each person $5,000 or $10,000 or whatever amount to vote for them. Certainly the accounting would be much cleaner.
😂
Isnt this a promise every election year now?
“$6,000 per child to families for the first year of a baby’s life”
muslim baby bomber factories greatly cheered!
“”aggressively populist economic agenda,””
Not my definition of “populist”...
These people are running scared and giving away the store in the process. Nothing should surprise us anymore.
What is the fertility rate of muslims versus non-muslims in America?
ChatGPT said:
ChatGPT
In the United States, fertility rates can vary significantly between different religious and cultural groups. According to data from the Pew Research Center and other sources, Muslim Americans generally have higher fertility rates compared to the national average. As of recent studies, Muslim American women tend to have more children on average than non-Muslim American women.
For non-Muslims in the U.S., the total fertility rate is close to or slightly below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. For Muslim Americans, estimates suggest a higher fertility rate, often around 3 children per woman or more. This difference can be attributed to various factors including cultural values, religious beliefs, and demographic factors.
That's the beauty of never keeping your promises. You can make the same ones over and over and over and over and over again.
So every solution is throwing money at a situation - more inflation.
One thing is clear in this boondoggle....we don’t even need a VP..She hasn’t done a lick of work in how many days? No funerals to go to? Is she going to decline her paycheck since she’s busy looking for another job?
Populist or socialist? Is populism ok when leftists do it? “Where can I get me one of the huntin’ licenses?” John Kerry asked.
Insight from a FReeper...OneVike - not a comforting read BUT paints the way we’re headed. I can’t dispute what he says even tho’ it’s uncomfortable. He posted on FR a week or so ago and he has a splendid website - it will keep you busy.
https://trfmf.com/2024/08/stolen-again/
Populist or socialist? Is populism ok when leftists do it? “Where can I get me one of them huntin’ licenses?” John Kerry asked.
Which will give MORE money to illegals and muslims.
How about tax reform and stay out of our lives?
Can we get it if we IDENTIFY as a new born?
So dumb.
How does giving away tax dollars lower costs for American families?
This isn’t “populist”, it’s “communist”.
Can I identify as a ‘Newborn’?
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