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Kamala Harris economic plan to focus on groceries, housing and healthcare (www.theguardian.com)

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Democratic nominee to draw contrast with Trump on tax and tariffs when she lays out details on Friday, aides say

Kamala Harris will announce plans to tackle high grocery costs by targeting corporations in the food and grocery industry, as she previews her economic agenda ahead of the November election.

She will also tackle prescription drug and housing costs, drawing a contrast with Trump on tariffs and taxes, according to a Harris campaign statement.

Harris is expected to lay out some details of her economic plan in a speech in North Carolina on Friday.

“Same values, different vision,” said one aide, describing how Harris’s economic agenda will compare with that of Joe Biden, who stepped aside as the Democratic presidential candidate last month.

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[+] verdantbanana@lemmy.world -64 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Harris no longer supports measures from her short-lived 2020 presidential bid such as a fracking ban or Medicare for All, advisers told Reuters. Not all of the elements of Harris’ economic agenda will make it to the Friday speech, a draft of which is still in the works. Her campaign said it wanted to avoid dividing voters and attracting attacks from business groups over granular details, and will be “strategically ambiguous” in areas such as energy.

looks like we are just getting another lame duck democrat with a watered-down plan that does nothing in the end for the US people

we still need the minimum wage raised for everybody too but democrats think raising it just for the federal workers somehow translates to all people and we need universal healthcare

another wasted four years we could be fixing shit here we go again

goodbye progress

and no one holds the Democrats liable for doing nothing because it is all the Republicans fault

you can already hear the next repeat election

[-] StinkyOnions@lemmy.world 56 points 3 months ago

Jesus Christ bro, all you fucking do is bitch and cry about every little thing a Democrat does but have no reaction when it's a fucking republican. Just stfu with your apathetic bs

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago

Block him and be done with it.

[-] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If everyone reasonable blocks them, nobody is left to downvote and push back and their messaging reaches more susceptible voters.

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Zero-blocklist fam rise up

Think of the Day 1 users on here! “Wow Lemmy is cool except for the five wild comments at the bottom of each thread, each with five upvotes* and no pushback” *from each other

[-] DarkDecay@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Too much fun laughing at him/her

[-] RatzChatsubo@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

I'm pretty liberal myself, but calm tfd dude. It's an open platform and in fighting only improves the democrats

[-] SuperCub@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago

Pressuring Democrats to deliver for the working class is a good thing. Organizing around these issues show them that they're important and not a liability, but an asset. My guess is they're taking big insurance money and that's why they aren't going to deliver on healthcare save for some very minor changes.

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