~47~President Kamala D. Harris~47~

[Brooklyn]

VP candidate's working class background:


Tim Walz's working-class cred: no stocks, no bonds, and he doesn't own a home

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets ... dc724&ei=9


Tim Walz's personal finances are something of an anomaly in presidential politics: He has no investments. No bonds. No stock holdings. No real estate. And he does not currently own a home.

The limited financial portfolio of Walz, who Vice President Kamala Harris named Tuesday as her running-mate, speaks to the blue-collar pedigree that attracted Harris to the Minnesota governor and former six-term congressman.

Many presidents and vice presidents came from humble beginnings. Yet Walz's modest means as a candidate are drawing financial comparisons to President Harry S Truman, the working-class running-mate of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944, as perhaps the best comparison.

"In recent years, he stands out considerably. If you look at the folks who have been chosen as running-mates, they've been relatively financial secure," Mark Updegrove, a presidential historian and president and CEO of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation.

"He has a far more prosaic background than any of the other candidates I can think of, with the exception of Truman, in the last 75 years," Updegrove said.

Similarly, Mike Pence had few investments and no significant mutual funds when he was elected in 2016 as Donald Trump's vice president and left his job as Indiana governor.

Related video: Tim Walz's 'rural roots and midwestern style really does broaden the ticket,' Democratic strategist says (CNBC) [see link]

Walz, 60, and his wife Gwen Walz reported earning $166,719 in 2022, according to a federal tax return that year, the couple's most recent tax filing made public. Most of the income, $115,485, came from Walz's salary as governor, while $51,234 was earned by Gwen Walz's salary as an educator, which she lists as business income. The couple paid $24,062 in federal income taxes.
The tax return is otherwise mostly bare: Line-items for IRA distributions, taxable interest and capital gains, for example, are all blank.



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Working class background unlike so many elites in the RepubliCON party.

[Brooklyn]

This sounds just a bit generous but I'm hopeful that it is accurate:


Kamala Harris Takes Nine Point Lead Over Donald Trump in Wisconsin Poll

https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris- ... on-1938361


ice President Kamala Harris is leading former President Donald Trump by nine percentage points in a key battleground state, according to a new poll.

The survey, conducted by the Independent Center between August 8 and August 11, reveals that Harris received 51 percent of the vote among respondents in Wisconsin, compared to Trump's 42 percent in a head-to-head matchup.

Harris is also leading Trump by five percentage points in Michigan, securing 49 percent of the vote to the former president's 43 percent; and in Pennsylvania by 4 percentage points with 49 percent to Trump's 45 percent.

In Wisconsin, Harris maintains her 9 percentage point lead when third-party candidates are included, securing 49 percent of the vote to Trump's 40 percent.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has seen a decline in the polls since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, secured only 3 percent of the vote.

In Michigan, Harris still leads Trump by 6 points when third party candidates were included, while she had a smaller lead of 4 points in Pennsylvania.

The poll surveyed 1,500 registered voters and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.53 percentage points.

Kamala Harris leads Trump in Prized Battleground State for first timeRead moreKamala Harris leads Trump in Prized Battleground State for first time
On average, Harris has been marginally ahead of Trump in national polls, with the FiveThirtyEight aggregator showing she now has a 2.4-point lead over Trump in the latest average of national polls.



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[Brooklyn]

Democrats plan for USA:



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[Brooklyn]

New 'Evangelicals for Harris' ad attacks Donald Trump's faith by resurfacing past remark about God


https://news.meaww.com/new-evangelicals ... -about-god


WASHINGTON, DC: Evangelicals for Harris launched a new advertisement aimed at Christian voters in key swing states on the morning of Wednesday, August 14.

The ad from the group, consisting of Evangelical Christians rallying behind Vice President Kamala Harris for the upcoming November election, included a segment from an interview with GOP pollster Frank Luntz and Donald Trump at the 2015 Family Leadership Summit.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1823710404159115582

In the ad, Luntz questions Donald Trump about whether he has ever sought forgiveness from God. The former president acknowledged the difficulty of the question and admitted, "I'm not sure I have. I don't bring God into that picture."

The advertisement shifted to a display a text that read, "Is there any greater denial of Christ than to say, 'I do not need his forgiveness?'"

Evangelicals for Harris urge Christians to be 'swing voters'

In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Evangelicals for Harris called on Christians to be "swing voters."

The organization wrote, "Christians should be swing voters in America, and our choice is clear in this election. We aren't giving up on anyone and welcome all into a necessary conversation."


Evangelicals For Harris:

Christians should be swing voters in America, and our choice is clear in this election.

We aren't giving up on anyone and welcome all into a necessary conversation.

Join our members this evening in kicking off our public launch with a month-long community service drive. Let's leave America better after this election.



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The Bible teaches that the Antichrist would hide behind that book and would proclaim himself the Chosen:
https://a57.foxnews.com/a57.foxnews.com ... ?ve=1&tl=1
True Christians would denounce such evil. But MAGA Tea Baggers sell their souls to the Devil by applauding and voting for tRump.

[Seacoaster(1)]

It's called governing:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2 ... otiations/

"A new initiative to use the power of Medicare to lower prescription drug prices will save taxpayers billions of dollars, Democrats announced Thursday as they seek to make controlling health-care costs a focus of their economic pitch to voters.

A year-long effort to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies over some of the priciest drugs used by older Americans has resulted in about $6 billion in initial savings, Biden administration officials told reporters, with implications for many patients’ out-of-pocket spending. The new, negotiated prices ranged from 38 to 79 percent lower compared with the drugs’ list prices in 2023.

Thursday’s announcement comes as Democrats have struggled to make voters aware of the impending — but not yet realized — benefits of the price negotiations. The lack of public awareness is a challenge for vulnerable Democrats planning to run on the party’s most significant health-care legislation in more than a decade during this year’s fierce battle for control of Congress.

“We estimate that Medicare enrollees will save $1.5 billion when the new prices go into effect in 2026,” said Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “For so many people, being able to afford these drugs will mean the difference between debilitating illness and living full lives.”

Democrats and their allies are heralding the initiative as a crowning achievement after years of battling with the pharmaceutical industry. The initiative is set to be scaled up, with Medicare planning to target 15 additional drugs for negotiations in 2025 and 2026, and 20 drugs a year subsequently.

“The Biden-Harris administration and Democrats in Congress stood up to the greed of big drug companies and won,” Leslie Dach, the chair of Protect Our Care, a Democratic-aligned group, said in a statement. “Now, prices will come down for millions of seniors.”

Yet while health officials are touting the results of their negotiations to reach a “maximum fair price” — known as an MFP — drug companies Thursday morning were quick to suggest it is far from fair.

“The imposed ELIQUIS MFP does not reflect the substantial clinical and economic value of this essential medicine, which is widely recognized for its effectiveness in reducing stroke-related events, hospitalizations, and extended rehabilitation needs,” Bristol Myers Squibb said in a statement.The negotiations focused on lowering the price of 10 drugs that treat diabetes, heart failure and other conditions prevalent among older Americans covered by the federal health program. Medicare beneficiaries in 2022 collectively spent $3.4 billion to cover out-of-pocket costs on those drugs, according to a federal analysis released last year. The drugs also represented about one-fifth of the Medicare prescription drug program’s total spending.

For nine of the drugs, the negotiations help cut the price by more than 50 percent, officials said."

[cradleandshoot]

It's called governing:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2 ... otiations/

"A new initiative to use the power of Medicare to lower prescription drug prices will save taxpayers billions of dollars, Democrats announced Thursday as they seek to make controlling health-care costs a focus of their economic pitch to voters.

A year-long effort to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies over some of the priciest drugs used by older Americans has resulted in about $6 billion in initial savings, Biden administration officials told reporters, with implications for many patients’ out-of-pocket spending. The new, negotiated prices ranged from 38 to 79 percent lower compared with the drugs’ list prices in 2023.

Thursday’s announcement comes as Democrats have struggled to make voters aware of the impending — but not yet realized — benefits of the price negotiations. The lack of public awareness is a challenge for vulnerable Democrats planning to run on the party’s most significant health-care legislation in more than a decade during this year’s fierce battle for control of Congress.

“We estimate that Medicare enrollees will save $1.5 billion when the new prices go into effect in 2026,” said Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. “For so many people, being able to afford these drugs will mean the difference between debilitating illness and living full lives.”

Democrats and their allies are heralding the initiative as a crowning achievement after years of battling with the pharmaceutical industry. The initiative is set to be scaled up, with Medicare planning to target 15 additional drugs for negotiations in 2025 and 2026, and 20 drugs a year subsequently.

“The Biden-Harris administration and Democrats in Congress stood up to the greed of big drug companies and won,” Leslie Dach, the chair of Protect Our Care, a Democratic-aligned group, said in a statement. “Now, prices will come down for millions of seniors.”

Yet while health officials are touting the results of their negotiations to reach a “maximum fair price” — known as an MFP — drug companies Thursday morning were quick to suggest it is far from fair.

“The imposed ELIQUIS MFP does not reflect the substantial clinical and economic value of this essential medicine, which is widely recognized for its effectiveness in reducing stroke-related events, hospitalizations, and extended rehabilitation needs,” Bristol Myers Squibb said in a statement.The negotiations focused on lowering the price of 10 drugs that treat diabetes, heart failure and other conditions prevalent among older Americans covered by the federal health program. Medicare beneficiaries in 2022 collectively spent $3.4 billion to cover out-of-pocket costs on those drugs, according to a federal analysis released last year. The drugs also represented about one-fifth of the Medicare prescription drug program’s total spending.

For nine of the drugs, the negotiations help cut the price by more than 50 percent, officials said."

Not a bad start. They cap out of pocket expenses at 2000 a year. That averages out to 166 dollars a month which isn't cheap if your on a fixed income. That is still a lot of money. I wonder if private health care providers will follow suit.

[cradleandshoot]

The Harris agenda is starting to trickle out. She plans a crackdown on price gouging at the grocery store. There goes Danny Wegmans vote. The Wegman family wrote the book when it comes to price gouging. While I'm no economic wizard I do understand this. The grocery business as a whole includes a wide variety of different products and they operate in a very fluid and ever changing set of variables.

How do you determine price gouging from the natural fluctuate that occurs from day to day? If the devil is in the details a Harris administration would have their work cut out for them. The government has been railing about price gouging in the gas industry since forever to no avail. That only encompasses one product although widely used. Will they monitor all grocery products or just a select few? Bold plan if a Harris administration can figure out how to accomplish it.

[Brooklyn]

crowd size & fund raising growing for Harris-Walz:


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3Y9j7_BQ ... ture=share


no wonder why tRump is crying so much

[old salt]

Kamala"s food policy should prompt a boom in sales of prepper's 4 year food ration pkgs.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Kamala"s food policy should prompt a boom in sales of prepper's 4 year food ration pkgs.

Who told you that?

[cradleandshoot]

The area around where the Democrats are having their convention this week has undergone a remarkable transformation. Security fences and other crowd control barriers are popping up like dandelions in the spring You would think Democrats would love the opportunity to mingle with 20 or 30 thousand of their peacefully protesting rabid fans.

[a fan]

Kamala"s food policy should prompt a boom in sales of prepper's 4 year food ration pkgs.

Who told you that?

The same group that told him to pretend he doesn't know about the hand of Big Government interfering with free markets when it comes to American farming.

Let me cut through OS's comment for you: if a R does it, government interference in free market forces is AWESOME and Old Salt likes it. See: the games we play with American Sugar. Or the billions in cash "small government" Trump gave to farmers because they're white and vote for Trump. You see: if white guys get it? Oh, that's just government. But if city folk (code for not-white) gets help with their businesses or jobs? Oh, that's communism, and America will burn to the ground.

We've had this discussion many times. OS's hypocrisy on the subject is well documented.

Reich is suggesting, among other things, to Kamala's FTC that we go after grocery monopolies....the monopolies that line OS's pockets and stick it to consumers who don't have OS's millions in the stock market.

Let them eat cake, it's FAR more important that we keep shoveling money to OS and guys like me, apparently. Which is what Trump is promising: tax cuts and shoveling more money to the coastal liberal elite. Which is why OS wants Trump, who will get rid of OS's "DEI" nemesis Khan, and replace her with a trash can who will let MORE monopolies form. Monopolies that OS wants...which is why he's whining about Kamala here.

[youthathletics]

She said it here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/1 ... h-00174112

Seems last time we wanted the gov't to control pricing, there was a war about it back in the 40's, and those trying to do so, lost. Kamala flirting with communism should go over well....which makes the recent ai meme of her in a red filled room a bit more understandable.

[a fan]

She said it here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/1 ... h-00174112

Seems last time we wanted the gov't to control pricing......

We already do that. Have been for decades.

And many States have anti-gouging laws on the book, my man.

So....now what? Is the R party going to get rid of the price controls and the Farm Bill and let the (snicker) free market work?

Or is the plan to keep pretending they don't support that, and throw stones at Dems for doing the same thing the R party has supported for DECADES.

Been asking the R's to kill the Farm Bill for YEARS now, and let rural Americans deal with the same market forces them lazy city folk have to deal with....

[KI Dock Bar]

The Harris campaign is interested in giving 1st time home owners a $25k credit on their purchase. Seems to me that is wonderful right up to the point where there are less houses on the market which will increase housing prices. What am I missing here?

[MDlaxfan76]

The Harris campaign is interested in giving 1st time home owners a $25k credit on their purchase. Seems to me that is wonderful right up to the point where there are less houses on the market which will increase housing prices. What am I missing here?

The 3 million new housing units to be built?

They are proposing serious tax incentives to builders both single family and rental as well as large innovation fund to spur building innovation in reducing costs of building.

Also pledging to work on reducing slow regulation red tape. Doesn’t have to mean lack of environmental protection to make the process faster…most of this is state and local but she is pledging to work on that.

So, significantly working on supply side of the equation.

Obviously, like anything else, it’s all in the execution. But directionally good and definitely signals that they understand that there’s a serious problem.

[a fan]

The Harris campaign is interested in giving 1st time home owners a $25k credit on their purchase. Seems to me that is wonderful right up to the point where there are less houses on the market which will increase housing prices. What am I missing here?

75% of home purchases are subsidized and/or backed by the .gov BEFORE this credit was proposed. That horse left the barn several decades ago.

[MDlaxfan76]

She said it here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/1 ... h-00174112

Seems last time we wanted the gov't to control pricing......

We already do that. Have been for decades.

And many States have anti-gouging laws on the book, my man.

So....now what? Is your party going to get rid of the price controls and the Farm Bill and let the (snicker) free market work?

Or is the plan to keep pretending you don't support that, and throw stones at Dems for doing the same thing you and your party has supported for DECADES.

Been asking you chaps to kill the Farm Bill for YEARS now, and let rural Americans deal with the same market forces them lazy city folk have to deal with....

It’s interesting that people are actually buying the right wing claptrap that battling price gouging is the same as prce fixing. It’s not remotely close but it doesn’t stop idiots from calling it communism.

CEOs in their investor calls bragged about their “pricing power” with consumers as costs fell, enabling margin expansion. Moreover, there’s all sorts of signaling competitors which allows tacit collusion to keep prices higher even as other costs fall or moderate.

What is being proposed is to be able to challenge such situations and fine egregious such.

This effort needs to only be with the largest players who have such power and profits, say $100 million in annual profits or more.

Behavior will change, no price fixing.

[a fan]

She said it here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/1 ... h-00174112

Seems last time we wanted the gov't to control pricing......

We already do that. Have been for decades.

And many States have anti-gouging laws on the book, my man.

So....now what? Is your party going to get rid of the price controls and the Farm Bill and let the (snicker) free market work?

Or is the plan to keep pretending you don't support that, and throw stones at Dems for doing the same thing you and your party has supported for DECADES.

Been asking you chaps to kill the Farm Bill for YEARS now, and let rural Americans deal with the same market forces them lazy city folk have to deal with....

It’s interesting that people are actually buying the right wing claptrap that battling price gouging is the same as prce fixing. It’s not remotely close but it doesn’t stop idiots from calling it communism.

CEOs in their investor calls bragged about their “pricing power” with consumers as costs fell, enabling margin expansion. Moreover, there’s all sorts of signaling competitors which allows tacit collusion to keep prices higher even as other costs fall or moderate.

What is being proposed is to be able to challenge such situations and fine egregious such.

This effort needs to only be with the largest players who have such power and profits, say $100 million in annual profits or more.

Behavior will change, no price fixing.

Well, first I have to apologize to YA.....forgot for a second he left the R party. Apologies, lost my head there.

That said.....the rest stands. The R party has been claiming in the media that this is communism. Great news...then let's stop ALL of the fiddling in the free market.

[youthathletics]

She said it here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/1 ... h-00174112

Seems last time we wanted the gov't to control pricing......

We already do that. Have been for decades.

And many States have anti-gouging laws on the book, my man.

So....now what? Is your party going to get rid of the price controls and the Farm Bill and let the (snicker) free market work?

Or is the plan to keep pretending you don't support that, and throw stones at Dems for doing the same thing you and your party has supported for DECADES.

Been asking you chaps to kill the Farm Bill for YEARS now, and let rural Americans deal with the same market forces them lazy city folk have to deal with....

It’s interesting that people are actually buying the right wing claptrap that battling price gouging is the same as prce fixing. It’s not remotely close but it doesn’t stop idiots from calling it communism.

CEOs in their investor calls bragged about their “pricing power” with consumers as costs fell, enabling margin expansion. Moreover, there’s all sorts of signaling competitors which allows tacit collusion to keep prices higher even as other costs fall or moderate.

What is being proposed is to be able to challenge such situations and fine egregious such.

This effort needs to only be with the largest players who have such power and profits, say $100 million in annual profits or more.

Behavior will change, no price fixing.

Well, first I have to apologize to YA.....forgot for a second he left the R party. Apologies, lost my head there.

That said.....the rest stands. The R party has been claiming in the media that this is communism. Great news...then let's stop ALL of the fiddling in the free market.

No need to apologize, but thank you.

More intel and discussion on the matter, rather than calling people idiots and claiming to have all the answers, unless MD is working for Kamala and has laid out her plan: https://x.com/RobertMSterling/status/18 ... 8008391127