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What actual solutions look like
Kamala Harris is pushing a decidedly capitalist approach to addressing the high cost of housing.
She would address the supply side by working to incentivize builders building homes with a target of getting 3 million extra units built in her first term.
She would also address the high hurdle of initially getting into the housing market by providing down payment assistance to first time home buyers. (All home buyers would warp the market but first time buyers levels the playing field for those who most need it.) Continue reading
Helping Where Help Is Needed
Do you know who’s been getting the short end of the economic stick for a long time? Rural America.
Do you know who they’re going to vote for (probably overwhelmingly)? Donald Trump.
Do you know who has a plan to actually help them? Kamala Harris.
Do you know what’s really beautiful about that? While Harris would love to earn the votes of rural Americans, her plans aren’t just a carrot to buy their votes, they are a recognition of what’s good for America. These are things she wants to accomplish even if they don’t vote for her. Continue reading
The danger to democracy
Those who see Trump as a threat to democracy need to recognize that an even bigger threat to democracy is an electorate that no longer believes in the promise of democracy.
We need to greet voters who still consider voting for Trump with a vision of how we can make things better rather than scare tactics of how he undermines our Constitution. Continue reading
Reagan Republicans endorse Harris
Ronald Reagan staffers declare that choosing between integrity and demagoguery, between truth and lies, and between freedom and suppression of freedoms means supporting #HarrisWalz2024.
Startup tax credit
The expanded tax credit that Kamala Harris is proposing for starting a business illustrates her understanding that it is the economic ground floor that we should be supporting in order to ensure a vibrant and growing economy. The benefits of … Continue reading
Harris is better for the economy
Goldman economists have looked at the Trump and Harris policies and concluded that Harris is better for the economy. They conclude that if Trump wins his tariffs and immigration policies would shrink GDP. If Harris wins with a divided Congress … Continue reading
Starting out tied
We have 63 days until the election and the general campaign is starting out effectively tied. The Harris campaign is approaching the election as underdogs despite all the enthusiasm we’ve seen which is definitely the right move. Technically, winning requires … Continue reading
MAGA is Poison
It’s Labor Day which is generally considered the beginning of the general election campaign in earnest. I decided to start the general election campaign today by making a donation to Kamala Harris. Normally I wouldn’t publish that but I’ve had … Continue reading
Things we should not go back to
Trump has just reminded us again in Arlington National Cemetery of the things we don’t want to go back to. Here’s a list of reminders (some more serious than others): @KamalaHarrisWin
Expanding the tent
I’m excited to see the big tent of a coalition supporting Harris as 200 Republicans from the Bush, McCain, and Romney teams endorsed the Vice President. These people represent what was considered the core of the GOP before Trump came … Continue reading