President Biden's economic legacy will be marked by industrial policies like the CHIPS Act and Inflation Reduction Act. Vice President Harris is shaping an agenda emphasizing healthcare and childcare. Tesla's earnings drop and tech companies weigh on stock market. Paris Olympics and city's image enhancements discussed.
Biden's industrial policies pivot towards long-term investments over tariffs for economic growth.
Kamala Harris champions caregiver-centric economic reforms to address societal challenges and support families.
Deep dives
Impact of Biden's Economic Policies
President Biden's economic policies mark a substantial shift in focus, with industrial policy gaining prominence over tariffs. The implementation of initiatives such as the CHIPS Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law underscores this transition. However, the long-term effects of these policies remain uncertain, as they are expected to unfold over decades, impacting future generations without immediate payoff. This highlights the challenge of garnering political support for investments that may not yield short-term benefits.
Kamala Harris's Economic Vision
Vice President Kamala Harris is articulating an economic vision centered on social care reforms, emphasizing affordable healthcare, childcare, and paid family leave. Her agenda targets improving conditions for caregivers, aligning with a focus on broader societal challenges. By highlighting the importance of addressing caregiving infrastructure and affordability issues, Harris aims to differentiate her economic platform and emphasize long-term benefits for caregivers and families.
When President Biden leaves office in 2025, he’ll leave behind a series of industrial policies like the CHIPS Act and Inflation Reduction Act that have turned United States economic policy on its head. We’ll get into why it may take decades to see these initiatives fully play out. And, we’ll get into Vice President Kamala Harris’s budding economic agenda. Plus, why Tesla and other tech companies were a drag on the stock market this week.
Join us tomorrow for our 2024 Olympics Edition of Economics on Tap. The YouTube livestream starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern. And watch the hosts square off in a round of This/That!
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