The vice president is beginning to tell a new story about how the economy works, which could serve as the basis for a governing philosophy that crosses party lines.
• Kamala Harris’s Economic Vision: Harris is crafting a new economic approach, blending government-driven market guidance with efforts to correct economic power imbalances.
• “Build and Balance” Strategy: This involves investing in infrastructure and people while implementing strong antitrust policies to ensure fairer markets.
• Government Role: The government should guide markets toward national goals, such as decarbonization and housing, rather than leaving them unchecked.
• Potential Bipartisan Appeal: This vision could unify Democrats and appeal across party lines, challenging both traditional economic policies and rivals like Trump.
Something I have said for 25 years is that the government should be guiding the markets NOT capitalists and “free markets” because in reality, capitalists aren’t guiding anything but are capitalizing everything which gives no way to fulfilling societal requirements and responsibilities.
They are also in reality cannibalizing whole markets and enshittifying them in real time instead of making services and infrastructure better and more available.
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Something I have said for 25 years is that the government should be guiding the markets NOT capitalists and “free markets” because in reality, capitalists aren’t guiding anything but are capitalizing everything which gives no way to fulfilling societal requirements and responsibilities.
They are also in reality cannibalizing whole markets and enshittifying them in real time instead of making services and infrastructure better and more available.
Honestly, that’s the most holistically compelling economic vision I’ve seen from a presidential candidate since I started voting.