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Harris’s Proposed Ban On Price Gouging Stirs Debate On Price Controls

Headline from Forbes, from the development of Aug 16, 2024

Newest development Aug 21, 2024 · 3 reportsKamala Harris' grocery price gouging ban? No economist on earth will support it, strategist says

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s proposals to combat “price gouging” on groceries and other consumer goods have come under fire from online critics.

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  1. Harris to propose federal ban on ‘corporate price-gouging' in food and groceries

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Names this update

    Harris’s Proposed Ban On Price Gouging Stirs Debate On Price Controls

    Headline from Forbes ·

  3. Newest

    Kamala Harris' grocery price gouging ban? No economist on earth will support it, strategist says

    Headline from Quartz ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. Salon

    Kamala Harris' agenda takes shape with plan to target “corporate price-gouging" by food giants (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    Harris is expected to announce a price-gouging ban and measures addressing housing and prescription drugs.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Harris to propose federal ban on ‘corporate price-gouging' in food and groceries (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Vice President Kamala Harris would expand FTC authority to help enforce a proposed federal ban on excessive prices in the food industry.

  3. CNN

    Harris to call for federal ban on price gouging to lower costs in first economic policy speech (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday is expected to call for a federal ban on price gouging to lower grocery prices and everyday costs for Americans in her first economic policy speech in Raleigh, North Carolina.

  4. Quartz

    Kamala Harris's plan to lower your grocery bills includes a ban on corporate 'price gouging' (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The democratic presidential candidate is expected to lay out her economic agenda Friday

  5. Washington Examiner

    Harris teases first hard policy position with ‘price-gouging’ ban (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    “If she hopes to prevail, Ms. Harris needs to present her ideas," the Washington Post editorial board wrote Sunday. Harris is starting to do just that.

  6. Newsweek

    Ex-Obama economic adviser casts doubt on Kamala Harris plan (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Harris has vowed to enact the "first-ever federal ban on price gouging on food and groceries."

  7. CNN

    Harris’ plan to stop price gouging could create more problems than it solves (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Food prices have surged by more than 20% under the Biden-Harris administration, leaving many voters eager to stretch their dollars further at the grocery store.

  8. Deseret News

    Kamala Harris wants to ban grocery price gouging. What economists think of price controls (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    Why are groceries so expensive right now? Kamala Harris and others have suggested it is due to corporate greed. What do economists think of price control?

  9. Christian Science Monitor

    Harris urges a ban on price gouging: Will that keep food inflation down? (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    With inflation on voters’ minds, Kamala Harris pitches a ban on grocery store price gouging. What’s behind food prices, and can her plan help?

  10. Forbes

    What Is Price Gouging? Here’s What To Know About Kamala Harris’ Core Economic Policy (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    “Price regulation can be beneficial, but it

  11. New York Post

    Kamala Harris wants price controls to pretend it’s not her fault you can’t afford groceries (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Kamala Harris has a price control scheme to fight fake price gouging on groceries so she can pretend it's not the Biden administration's fault no-one can afford food anymore.

  12. New York Post

    Kamala Harris unveils economic plan — including a whopping $1.7T in handouts, fed ban on grocery store ‘price gouging’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Her economic plan includes measures to ban "price gauging" and cash for new homeowners.

  13. Fortune

    Kamala Harris calls for a ban on price-gouging to battle high grocery costs (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Grocery prices are still painfully high compared to four years ago.

  14. Kiplinger

    Kamala Harris Calls for a Federal Ban on Corporate Price Gouging (opens Kiplinger)

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    Kiplinger's feed description

    Kamala Harris called for a federal ban on corporate price gouging on food and groceries at a speech earlier today in Raleigh, NC.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Kamala Harris wants to pass a federal ban on ‘price gauging’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Vice President Kamala Harris used an interesting word to describe one of her proposed policies of her presidential campaign.

  16. Quartz

    Kamala Harris' grocery price gouging ban? No economist on earth will support it, strategist says (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Jeff Weniger of WisdomTree breaks down what it would mean for investors if Harris raised the corporate tax rate to 28% and enforced a food price-gouging ban

  17. Reason

    Kamala Harris' 'price gouging' ban: A new idea that has failed for thousands of years (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    A half-baked idea that is just as dubious as Donald Trump's tariffs.

  18. Quartz

    Kamala Harris' grocery price gouging ban will get left on the shelf, strategist says (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Jeff Weniger of WisdomTree breaks down what it would mean for investors if Harris raised the corporate tax rate to 28% and enforced a food price gouging ban

  19. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    What is 'price gouging' and why is Vice President Kamala Harris proposing to ban it? (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    With inflation and high grocery prices still frustrating many voters, Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a ban on “price gouging” by food suppliers and grocery stores.

  20. Omaha World-Herald

    What is (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    With inflation and high grocery prices still frustrating many voters, Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed a ban on “price gouging” by food suppliers and grocery stores.

  21. Forbes

    Harris’s Proposed Ban On Price Gouging Stirs Debate On Price Controls (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s proposals to combat “price gouging” on groceries and other consumer goods have come under fire from online critics.

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