Economic and Political Insights

Economic and Political Insights

It's Financial Distress, Stupid

My closing argument for Kamala Harris

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David Bernstein
Oct 25, 2024
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Household Financial Distress and the 2024 Campaign

The closing time argument for Kamala Harris should be that she is much better equipped to alleviate the financial stresses impacting American households than Donald Trump.

The argument is related to but not equivalent to “It’s the economy, stupid.”

The macroeconomy, measured by growth, is actually quite st…

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