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☆ 'Go higher': Bernie Sanders urges Harris to raise 28% capital gains tax rate proposal
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday said Vice President Kamala Harris should increase her proposed 28% tax rate on long-term capital gains, marking his latest divergence with the Democratic presidential nominee's economic platform. "I would go higher than that," Sanders told NBC's "Meet the Press" of Harris' proposed capital gains tax rate. Harris on Wednesday announced her plan for a 28% tax on long-term capital gains, assets that are owned for more than one year, an increase from the current maximum rate of 20%. President Joe Biden previously proposed a capital gains tax rate of 39.6% in his fiscal 2025 budget. In 2016, Sanders campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination with an even higher desired rate of 54.2%.

Persons: Bernie Sanders, Sen, Kamala Harris, Sanders, NBC's, Harris, Joe Biden, Mark Cuban, Reid Hoffman, Biden Organizations: Democratic National Convention, Sunday, Democratic, Wednesday, LinkedIn, Democratic Party, Republican Party Locations: Chicago , Illinois, U.S

☆ A Swiss city cut red tape and ended up with many more homes. It's a model for the US.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewAs part of her housing policy agenda, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has promised to "cut red tape and needless bureaucracy" to build millions of additional homes and bring down costs. Zurich, Switzerland offers the latest model. AdvertisementApartment buildings behind farm houses in Affoltern, just outside Zurich, Switzerland. One of the study's key findings is, "if you upzone, upzone a lot," said Simon Büchler, coauthor of the study and an assistant professor of finance at Miami University. A whopping 64% of Swiss residents live in apartments, compared to just 28% of US residents, and the country also has an especially comprehensive and well-connected public transportation network.

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☆ Delay in Trump's hush-money sentencing is a win for his campaign — and his wallet
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Trump had requested the delay to avoid the "politically prejudicial" impact a public sentencing could have on the election. The sentencing might not happen at all if Merchan's next major hush-money decision, now due November 12, overturns Trump's verdict or the indictment itself on presidential-immunity grounds. But Trump would have had to suffer — in person — through the sentencing proceeding itself. Only after sentencing would Trump have faced the possible loss of his liquor licenses in New Jersey. Trump has fought to overturn his conviction on immunity-based challenges lodged in state court and in federal court.

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☆ Mark Cuban says Harris won't tax unrealized capital gains: 'Not going to happen'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban on Thursday insisted that Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris would not tax unrealized gains as president. Cuban, who says he speaks with Harris' team frequently, maintained to CNBC that she is not interested in taxing unrealized gains. He cautioned, "I'm not going to speak for the vice president, she makes the final decision." Harris, who took over the Democratic ticket less than four months before Election Day, has not explicitly ditched the plan to tax unrealized gains. Harris, said Cuban, is "starting from the Biden plan as a starting point, but that's not necessarily her ending point."

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☆ Harris will beat Trump, says election prediction legend Allan Lichtman
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, at the White House, Washington, July 22, 2024, and former President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, Aug. 15, 2024. TRUE Policy change: The incumbent administration effects major changes in national policy. TRUE Incumbent charisma: The incumbent-party candidate is charismatic or a national hero. Foreign/military success: The incumbent administration achieves a major success in foreign or military affairs. Lichtman was one of the few political analysts to accurately predict ahead of the 2016 election that Trump would defeat then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

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☆ Trump remains fixated with Biden weeks after he dropped out of the race
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewDonald Trump is no longer running against President Joe Biden. Democrats have eagerly and swiftly moved on, turning their attention toward Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign and the sudden burst of enthusiasm that the ticket swap generated within the party's base. In an interview released Tuesday, the podcaster Lex Fridman asked Trump if he would like to see Harris sit for more interviews. "I don't know why he gave up, I don't know why he quit," Trump wrote. It's a dynamic that's led some Democrats to question whether Trump is personally upset by Biden's decision to withdraw from the race.

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☆ Harris unveils plan for 28% capital gains tax, softening Biden's proposal for 40% rate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

"We will tax capital gains at a rate that rewards investment in America's innovators, founders and small businesses," the Democratic presidential nominee said at a rally in North Hampton, New Hampshire. The Wall Street Journal was first to report Harris' capital gains tax plan. Long-term capital gains, or assets held for more than one year, are currently taxed at a maximum rate of 20%. The newly minted Democratic presidential nominee has so far largely kept her economic proposals in line with those of her current boss. Harris has not announced any plans to diverge from Biden's proposal, which would tax unrealized gains for households worth at least $100 million.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris, Ro Khanna, Biden, Khanna Organizations: Democratic, Democratic Party Locations: North Hampton , New Hampshire

☆ Harris to propose $50,000 tax deduction for small business startup expenses, ahead of Trump debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Under the proposal, new small businesses could spread the deduction out over several years, or delay claiming the $50,000 tax deduction until the company turned a profit. The Internal Revenue Service has previously run into issues ensuring that its small business tax breaks end up in the right pockets, especially during the pandemic, when the agency flagged a spike in fraudulent claims. The Harris campaign did not respond to a request for clarification about which startups and small businesses would be eligible for the tax deduction. On Wednesday, Harris will also set a goal of collecting 25 million new small business applications in her first term if she is elected president. By focusing on small businesses, Harris' tax deduction proposal could help her thread the needle between rebutting Trump's attacks, and keeping up her political crusade against corporate greed.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala, TRUMP Organizations: Democratic, U.S, Wednesday, Labor, Internal Revenue Service, Republican, ABC News, White Locations: Savannah , Georgia, U.S, New Hampshire

☆ How Tim Walz made Minnesota a 'roadmap' for progressive economic policy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-02 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Governor Tim Walz delivers remarks at the Milwaukee Area Labor Council's Laborfest 2024 on September 2nd, 2024 at the Summerfest Grounds, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tim Walz, Minnesota has expanded union protections, approved over $1 billion in housing resources, enacted universal paid family and medical leave, funded free school lunches, hiked corporate taxes and more. "It's a roadmap for sure," Amy Koch, a Republican strategist who formerly served as a Minnesota state senator, told CNBC. Already, several of the economic priorities of the Harris campaign mirror policies that were championed by Walz in Minnesota. Tim Walz listens to homeless constituents after being elected to his first term in 2018.

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☆ Vance grilled on high cost of Trump's new IVF plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-30 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"Well, look, I think you have insurance companies that obviously are forced to cover a whole host of services," Vance replied. Trump had unveiled the IVF policy in broad strokes during a campaign event in Michigan a day earlier. IVF, Trump and abortionTrump's embrace of IVF as a policy platform is the former president's latest effort to court voters concerned about women's reproductive rights. Trump, in turn, urged the state to find a solution that would "preserve the availability of IVF in Alabama." In Friday's CNN interview, Vance was asked how Trump's new federally mandated IVF funding plan would work if a state chose to ban the procedure.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Jeff Swensen, Donald Trump, John Berman, Vance, Kamala Harris, Trump, Brian Snyder, Harris, Roe, Wade, Dobbs, Lindsey Graham of, Kay Ivey Organizations: HK, VFW, Getty, CNN, Democratic, Republican, Alro, Reuters, NBC News, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, The Society, Reproductive Technology, Affordable, Trump, Jackson, Health Organization, The New York Times, GOP, Republican Party, Alabama Supreme, Alabama Locations: R, Ohio, New Kensington , Pennsylvania, Michigan, Potterville , Michigan, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Alabama, Florida

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and vice presidential nominee Tim Walz walk down the steps from Air Force Two at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Savannah, Georgia, U.S., August 28, 2024. Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in a new interview Thursday defended her vice presidential record on immigration and blamed her Republican rival Donald Trump for killing a bipartisan bill aimed to address the U.S.-Mexico border. "He killed the bill, a border security bill that would have put 1500 more agents on the border," she said. Harris vowed to sign that bill into law if she beats Trump in the Nov. 5 election. The vice president picked two hot-button issues to illustrate her point.

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Following the tour, Harris will headline a solo rally in Savannah, Georgia. The southern Georgia bus tour is expected to echo the campaign’s bus tour of western Pennsylvania earlier this month, which included stops at a local campaign field office, firehouse and high school football practice. We have hosted more than 500 events in the region since May 31,” Harris-Walz Georgia campaign spokesperson Adelaide Bullock said. “Black voters are the key to winning Georgia. “The Vice President’s advantages with young voters, Black voters, and Latino voters will be important to our multiple pathways to 270 electoral votes,” Dillon wrote in a recent memo.

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☆ A necessary step or government overreach? Economists are divided over Kamala Harris' plan to clamp down on food inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewVice President Kamala Harris' proposal to combat grocery inflation hasn't elicited a range of opinions from economists, and many have turned to history to dispute her idea. Last week, the Democratic presidential nominee unveiled early details of her economic platform, which included a pledge to ban grocery price gouging. In a study from May, price gouging was the second leading perceived cause of inflation among surveyed consumers. AdvertisementWhether gouging deserves the blame for inflation, some have also criticized Harris' plan as an ineffective government overreach. Pundits have alluded to the price controls under President Richard Nixon.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Kenneth Rogoff, Harris, Ed Yardeni, Price, Richard Nixon, Stephen Moore, Lindsay Owens, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, Democratic, Business, CNN, Republican, Cato Institute, Heritage Foundation, CNBC, Federal Trade Commission, New York Times Locations: Cal, Maine

Harris called for ending taxes on tips while rolling out a series of populist economic proposals last week, echoing a policy Trump already supported. The vice president pointed to Trump’s opposition to a bipartisan border security and immigration bill, which turned Republicans against the measure. Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she steps from Air Force Two upon arriving at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on August 23, 2024. As the sitting vice president, Harris’s response to an economic calamity or foreign crisis would be closely scrutinized. The spokesperson also said there have been more than 1,000 sign-ups for Students for Harris chapters across the country since the launch of Harris’ campaign.

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☆ These Young Women Didn’t Want to Vote for Biden. They’re All In on Harris.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Claire Cain Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Constance Lancelle, 22, of Milwaukee, was “definitely not interested in voting for Biden,” she said. But with Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential candidate, she said, “I feel like politics have been a dream.”Sierra Sanson, 23, of Medford, N.J., planned to vote for Jill Stein of the Green Party, or not at all. Now she’s thrilled to support Ms. Harris: “She’s a badass woman who I want to see succeed.”Emily Baumel, 27, of Madison, Wis., hadn’t planned to vote for president, but will now vote for Ms. Harris: “I have a lot less dread; I like how much hope she’s giving people.”Vice President Harris’s candidacy has reinvigorated many Democrats and independents — and particularly young women. Their newfound enthusiasm is evident in interviews, and in early signals from polls in swing states and nationwide.

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☆ The pros and cons of a condensed campaign for Harris: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s edition, "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker examines whether a shortened campaign calendar will help or hurt Vice President Kamala Harris. Plus, we dive into Robert F. Kennedy's decision to suspend his third-party bid and back former President Donald Trump. I’m speaking, of course, of Donald Trump,” Kennedy added. Still, the initial conservations started earlier, about a week before the Republican convention, with right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson connecting Trump Jr. with Kennedy. From there, Trump Jr. and donor Omeed Malik served as go-betweens to help close the deal.

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CHICAGO — The whole world was watching, but this time, it liked what it saw. Chicago did hold a sometimes forgotten convention in 1996 that went off without a hitch. Win McNamee / Getty Images“We finally excised the ghosts of 1968 … It is an incredible legacy to leave here,” said Anne Caprara, chief of staff to Gov. There were a total of 74 convention-related arrests throughout the week, Chicago Police Supt. And it was on display for the world to see, and I guarantee the world was watching.

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At the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Rep. Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., was met with thunderous applause as he proudly introduced transgender advocate Sarah McBride. “She is right now the first trans person ever to address a national convention,” Maloney boasted. But at this year’s Democratic convention in Chicago, trans people were notably absent from the stage. To some trans Americans, the omission did not go unnoticed. Harris, who has actively supported gay rights throughout her career, is also seen by advocates as having one of the most, if not the most, LGBTQ-friendly policy record of any presidential candidate.

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PHOENIX — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign told a Pennsylvania court that he will be endorsing former President Donald Trump, ahead of his own Friday afternoon announcement putting to rest a tumultuous independent presidential campaign. The filing came shortly before Kennedy took the stage at an Arizona press conference where he announced the end his presidential campaign. The Kennedy campaign spent more than $8 million on campaign consulting from Accelevate 2020 LLC, a group that also does ballot-access work. Overall, the campaign effectively raised what it spent — it amassed $57.6 million and spent almost $54 million through July. Federal campaign finance records show Kennedy’s campaign spent more than $3 million on security services provided by Gavin de Becker, a prominent security consultant protecting celebrities who is also a Kennedy supporter and friend.

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Harris hasn’t yet released many details about her strategy to wipe out medical debt, but policy experts say a newly implemented medical debt relief program from North Carolina could offer a roadmap. Roy Cooper announced that nearly 100 hospitals in the state had signed on to participate in the Medical Debt Relief Incentive Program, which he said will incentivize hospitals to eliminate $4 billion in medical debt for 2 million low- and middle-income patients over the next two years. At a campaign event last week in Raleigh, North Carolina, Harris thanked Cooper for canceling medical debt in his state, and Cooper introduced Harris at the convention Thursday. Hospitals will get additional federal funds if they forgive existing debt and move to prevent future medical debt. “I see medical debt as the most salient example of a health care system which isn’t working,” he said.

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☆ Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination and Donald Trump visits the border: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Donald Trump calls for mass deportations during a visit to the southern border. Harris spoke about her upbringing in San Francisco and her “unlikely journey” to becoming a prosecutor, senator and vice president. Anti-Trump sentiment was also a unifying theme this week, with both progressive and conservative speakers warning of the consequences if former President Donald Trump wins in November. Harris hammered the point in her speech, telling the crowd: "In many ways Donald Trump is an unserious man, but the consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious." Trump made the comments in an interview with NBC News during a visit yesterday to the U.S-Mexico border in Arizona.

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Meet the Rural Voters Who Could Swing North Carolina’s ElectionThe most rural of the battleground states this year is North Carolina. Scroll to play video Muted Gracie Torres Gracie Torres Nick Ellison Nick Ellison Sonja Stone Sonja Stone Sharon High-Jones Sharon High-Jones Gracie Torres Gracie Torres Julius Syfrett Julius Syfrett Paige Chesson Paige Chesson Connor Webb Connor Webb Julius Syfrett Julius Syfrett Connor Webb Connor Webb Gracie Torres Gracie Torres Greg Mason Greg Mason Sharon High-Jones Sharon High-Jones Paige Chesson Paige Chesson Carl Smith Carl Smith Julius Syfrett Julius Syfrett Connor Webb Connor Webb Gracie Torres Gracie Torres Nick Ellison Nick Ellison Julius Syfrett Julius Syfrett Nick Ellison Nick Ellison Connor Webb Connor Webb Nick Ellison Nick Ellison Amanda Cameron Amanda Cameron I think Trump is a good candidate. I try to make prayerful decisions whenever I’m going in to vote. Scroll to play video Muted Julius Syfrett Julius Syfrett Politicians don’t know crap about a working man out here. When I go to vote, I’m going to be thinking When I go to vote, I’m going to be thinking a whole lot about taxes and inflation.

☆ A photo captures what Harris’ nomination could mean for young girls
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

One image, however, has captured what the moment could mean for young girls. Amara Ajagu watches as Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, on Thursday, August 22, 2024. More so than most little girls, Ajagu can say that Harris could be the first president who looks like her. Harris’ potential to be the first has been an undercurrent of her presidential runs since her first campaign in 2020. Prior to the vice president’s speech, Amara and her younger sister, Leela, led the crowd in a lesson on how to pronounce their great-aunt’s first name: “Comma,” like the punctuation mark, then “La,” like the sing-song “la, la, la.”

Persons: Kamala Harris, Amara Ajagu, Todd Heisler, grandnieces, Harris, Ajagu, Shirley Chisholm —, —, Hillary Clinton, Harris ’, Amara, Leela, ” Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Democratic National Convention, United Center, New York Times, New York Rep Locations: American, Chicago

CNN —The dramatic change at the top of the Democratic presidential ticket unleashed a flood of donations to the campaign account Kamala Harris inherited from Joe Biden, swamping even Donald Trump’s strongest fundraising days, a CNN analysis of newly filed campaign reports shows. The donor enthusiasm for Harris’ surprise candidacy has quickly eroded the cash advantage Trump once held. The Harris campaign had previously announced collecting a whopping $310 million in July through its joint fundraising efforts with aligned Democratic Party committees – far exceeding the nearly $139 million that the Trump political operation said it had brought in last month. A Harris campaign official said Tuesday the team expected to cross the $500 million mark in fundraising in the coming days. The CNN review examined sums raised by each candidate’s main campaign committee – a valuable resource in politics because those committees by law must receive discounts on television advertising, giving candidate-controlled money a greater impact than donations to parties and outside groups.

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☆ Economist Paul Krugman defends Harris' price-gouging plan — but 'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary calls it a 'horror film'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. What works is to flood the market with supply: lots of oil means lower oil prices, lots of labor means lower labor prices, lots of whatever means lower prices — it's a simple supply and demand curve. Obviously, this is a populist political gesture — a way to offer something to voters upset about high food prices. Krugman noted that many states including Texas have laws banning businesses from overcharging for essentials like food and fuel during disasters.

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