Harris Pledges Pro-Business, Middle Class Economy; Trump Advocates for Lower Tax Rates
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Vice President Kamala Harris has pledged to build an economy that is pro-business and supports the middle class, promising to double the number of people in registered apprenticeships and promoting homeownership. In contrasting economic vision, Republican Donald Trump has proposed a special lower tax rate for U.S. manufacturers and has vowed to impose high tariffs triggering an “exodus” of auto factory jobs from Japan, Germany, and South Korea. In other news, Melania Trump, in her first interview in over two years, described two instances of assassination attempts on her husband as miracles and spoke about an “invasion of privacy” by the FBI’s 2022 search conducted on her Mar-a-Lago home.
VP Kamala Harris voiced her commitment to a pro-business and middle-class focused economy at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh. Concurrently, Donald Trump presented his economic vision, advocating for a special lower tax rate for US manufacturers and import tariffs on Japan, Germany, and South Korea during his visit to a North Carolina furniture maker.
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