As a Democrat if you lose CNN and The Washington Post you know you have made a severe mistake somewhere.
Two of the most liberal news organizations in the United States have hit Harris over her economic policy that, to many, appears to be the blueprint for a Soviet-style socialist remake of our nation.
An opinion piece on CNN argued that the vice president’s economic plan could create more issues than it solves.
“Food prices have surged by more than 20% under the Biden-Harris administration, leaving many voters eager to stretch their dollars further at the grocery store. On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris said she has a solution: a federal ban on price gouging across the food industry, CNN economics reporter Elisabeth Buchwald said.
“My plan will include new penalties for opportunistic companies that exploit crises and break the rules,” Harris said, the story highlighted.
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“There’s just one issue: Harris’ proposal could create more problems than the one it’s trying to solve, some economists say. Gavin Roberts studied anti-price gouging laws some states passed during the pandemic. One of the biggest effects he observed, especially at grocery stores, was that these laws motivated people ‘to go buy goods more than they