As the 2024 presidential race tightens with just 80 days left before the election, financial security and inflation remain top issues among voters. Amid this, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are presenting dueling visions for strengthening the U.S. economy.
Harris is set to unveil a broader economic plan on Aug. 16 that will touch on making prices affordable for consumers, including efforts to restrict price gouging.
She plans to propose the first-ever federal ban on “corporate price-gouging in the food and grocery industries” when elected, her campaign stated on Aug. 14.
The proposal was made after the Biden administration announced on Aug. 15 that it had reached an agreement with drug companies to lower prices for 10 of the most expensive prescription drugs covered under Medicare.
Trump has pinpointed prices and affordability in his bid to return to the White House.
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Harris, Trump Launch Opposing Visions on Strengthening US Economy
- by: Andrew Moran, Emel Akan, Jacob Burg
- 08.15.24
- Source:
The Epoch Times
- 08/16/2024
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