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Want empty grocery stores? Vote Kamala Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris has just unveiled a proposal that’s as misguided as it is dangerous: capping grocery prices to prevent so-called “price gouging” by large grocery chains. On the surface, it might sound like a noble attempt to shield American consumers from rising costs, but make no mistake — this is a deeply flawed...

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VP Harris' tiebreaker votes in Senate were key to inflation-boosting Biden policies: expert

When giving a farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, President Joe Biden referenced Vice President Kamala Harris’s role in the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. “Guess who cast the tie-breaking vote? Vice President soon-to-be President Kamala Harris, and now it’s the law of the land,” Biden said of the $739 billion...

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Morning Glory: Kamala Harris’ green eggs and sham

The fall election will turn on three major issues: inflation, immigration and Israel. Rebuilding our military, confronting Communist China and seeking accountability for the disastrous learning loss brought about by the terrible closure of schools during COVID-19 should matter to most voters but will not. (The soaring antisemitism in our country and especially on campus...

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VP debate moderator previews why Trump is 'wrong' on Kamala's price control attacks

CBS anchor and upcoming vice presidential debate moderator Margaret Brennan opened “Face the Nation” Sunday teasing how they would tell viewers why former President Trump is “wrong” to claim Vice President Harris went “full communist.” “With the presidential contest lineup set to be formally locked in this week, both sides turn their attention to issue...

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Chicago grocery owner skeptical of Harris 'gouging' plan: 'What exactly are we trying to control?'

Local grocery store owners struggling with inflation might face price caps to curb “price gouging” if Vice President Harris becomes the next president. As part of Harris’ economic agenda, she plans to implement federal price controls on groceries and other everyday expenses. But a local grocery store owner in Chicago – where the Democratic National...

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Trump accuses Harris of 'Soviet style' policies following price control proposal

Former President Donald Trump accused Vice President Kamala Harris of pushing “Soviet style” economic policies after she announced her intention to introduce price controls on groceries. The Harris campaign announced on Wednesday that she would institute a “federal ban on price gouging on food and groceries” as president in an attempt to stop “big corporations”...

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Harris skewered for 'day one' promise to 'bring down prices:' 'What have you been doing the last 4 years?'

Vice President Kamala Harris promised to prioritize a price-fixing plan on “day one,” but commentators asked why she hasn’t brought down inflation already while in the executive branch. “When I am President, it will be a day one priority to bring down prices,” Harris declared in a Thursday night social media post. “I’ll take on...

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Critics blast Harris' grasp of inflation, attack on business ahead of policy speech: 'Lunatic behavior'

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to roll out her economic plan Friday during a speech in Raleigh, North Carolina. Early indications are it will have a progressive populist thrust, including attacks on corporate “price gouging,” which conservative critics say is a smokescreen to deflect from the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of inflation. Michael Tyler, the...