Harris Unveils Economic Policies on Campaign Website

Vice President Kamala Harris has outlined her economic proposals on her website, addressing a wide range of issues including taxation, inflation, raising the minimum wage, housing shortages, and cutting red tape. It’s the first time the Harris campaign has outlined a detailed policy platform since President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign and Harris became the Democratic nominee. Harris’ economic vision emulates many parts of the president’s 2024 election strategy by pledging tax cuts for more than 100 million working- and middle-class families and vowing to make wealthy Americans and large corporations “pay their fair share.” Specifically, the campaign promised to roll back the Trump-era tax cuts, institute a billionaire minimum tax, quadruple the tax on stock buybacks, and enact a 28 percent tax on long-term capital gains for Americans earning $1 million or more per year....