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> Both parties’ policies seem a roughly equal mix of good and bad.

What? Trump’s tariff policies alone would cause more damage to the US than anything Harris is proposing.



The Harris campaign has proposed some price fixing legislation that is also pretty bad.

It's much less likely to happen though than a tariff plan, which is actually under the president's ability to get done.


> The Harris campaign has proposed some price fixing legislation that is also pretty bad.

The scale is vastly different. "essential goods during emergencies or times of crisis" is vastly different than "20% on pretty much everything".


The proposal makes no mention of "essential goods during emergencies or times of crisis". It's specifically about giving the FTC and attorney generals the ability to investigate prices and hand out penalties.




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