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Harris and Trump policies will only do more economic harm

Both US presidential candidates are offering counter-productive or fringe economic policies. That is bad for the US and the world.

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Look beyond the gushing speeches and show business of the Republican and Democratic conventions. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are pursuing self-defeating economic policies that will hurt the people who voted for them and the long-term health of the United States economy too.

America’s biggest political issue is the cost of living. Prices are now 20 per cent higher than when Joe Biden took office and real wages growth has tapered off just as Ms Harris is making her celebrity-laden pitch.

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