If the economic visions of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are completely different, the contrast between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris is almost invisible. Since Harris replaced Biden as the Democratic nominee, she has released a list of proposals that go beyond Biden in supporting low- and middle-income Americans by helping with housing. becoming more affordable , reducing child care costs, cracking down on price increases and reducing prescription drug costs, among other measures.

“She is increasing efforts to support lower- and middle-class families and small businesses and paying for this effort by increasing taxes on the rich and corporations”. Trump and Harris’ economic plans are expected to be highlighted in their first and possibly only debate on Tuesday night, hosted by ABC News. Economists say a divided Congress could block many of Harris’s proposals, although some ideas on housing and child care could win approval. Some of Harris’ positions appear to challenge the perception of nearly half of potential voters that she is “too liberal,” according to a New York Times-Siena poll. She has shown a willingness to move in the middle by dropping her support for a shale gas fracking ban and favoring a lower capital gains tax than Biden’s on very wealthy Americans .