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Presidential Candidate Platforms Explained: Kamala Harris' Price Controls

2024/9/18
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一位致力于财务教育和媒体的专家,通过多种平台帮助人们提高财务素养。
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Nicole Lappin: 本集深入探讨了美国总统候选人卡马拉·哈里斯的经济政策,特别是她备受争议的价格管制提案。该提案旨在通过联邦禁令打击企业哄抬食品和杂货价格,以应对紧急情况下的价格暴涨。哈里斯的提案借鉴了已有37个州的反价格欺诈法案,但其核心是价格管制,这在经济学上存在争议。价格管制可能导致商品短缺、黑市交易等负面后果,因为它只解决了高价的表象,而非根本原因,例如供应链中断和生产成本上升。历史上,无论是罗马帝国还是尼克松时期,价格管制都曾导致失败。虽然在战争时期或短期危机中,价格管制可能有效,但作为长期策略,其风险较大。哈里斯的提案引发争议,部分原因在于她将通货膨胀归咎于企业贪婪和哄抬价格,而忽视了利率等其他因素。批评者认为,这是一种试图为通货膨胀寻找替罪羊的行为。然而,自最初宣布该计划以来,哈里斯已将重点从杂货转向药品,因为在药品领域,价格上限问题更为突出。

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This episode discusses Kamala Harris's proposed policy on corporate price gouging, particularly on food and groceries. It examines the concept of price gouging, citing examples like the "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli and Hurricane Harvey's aftermath.
  • Kamala Harris proposes a federal ban on corporate price gouging.
  • Price gouging occurs when businesses exploit emergencies to inflate prices.
  • The policy aims to protect consumers and ensure affordability of essential goods.

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In the second installment of breaking down the economic proposals from Trump and Harris, Nicole explains what might be Harris' most controversial economic proposal: price controls to ban corporate price gouging.

To read more on the difference between Trump and Harris' platforms, click here:https://www.cfr.org/election2024/candidate-tracker