US Elections: Return of Economic Populism and Protectionism

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Are Shredding Basic Economic Good Sense
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/opinion/harris-trump-economic-populism.html

Harris and Trump Embrace Tariffs, Though Their Approaches Differ
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/us/politics/trump-harris-tariffs.html
Both Democrats and Republicans are expressing support for tariffs to protect American industry, reversing decades of trade thinking in Washington.

 
What Across-the-Board Tariffs Could Mean for the Global Economy
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/business/trump-tariffs-us-trade.html
Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has floated the idea of a 10 percent tariff on all U.S. imports, a plan that economists say could badly damage trade.
 
Kamala Harris’s Tax Increases and Cuts Take Shape
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/kamala-harris-tax-plan-2024-election-10f95d18
Taxes would go up for high-income households, most Americans’ taxes would be unchanged or lower and many parents would get new breaks
 

Why Economists Worry About Trumpflation

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/opinion/trump-inflation.html

Inflation Is Fading, Statistically and Politically
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/opinion/inflation-trump-harris-powell.html
 
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