Staff Reports
Kamala Harris continues her re-election bid, seemingly undeterred by her track record as the Vice President and the rising prices that have plagued American families for years. While her boss spends his time at the beach, Harris has taken up the mantle of the campaign trail, regurgitating the same tired phrases and delivering a mix of half-hearted platitudes that are more baffling than enlightening. Her recent promises to lower prices have left many shaking their heads in disbelief, as if the consequences of her administration’s policies somehow evaporated in the warm air of her campaign rhetoric.
Observing Harris speak about prices feels like watching a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat while the audience is fully aware there’s not even a bunny in there to begin with. The absurdity is heightened when considering that Harris has been at the forefront of an administration that has overseen inflation levels reminiscent of the Jimmy Carter era. Grocery bills are skyrocketing, and yet she expects Americans to believe that the same hands that have stirred the pot of economic misery will now serve up a solution.
In an attempt to dismiss the financial strain on everyday citizens, Harris described the high costs of living with a tone of detached sympathy. She states that while the economy may be “doing well by many measures,” people are still feeling the pinch at the grocery store. This sentiment fails to address the reality that the Biden-Harris administration has spent trillions on so-called inflation-fighting measures. Their bold titles, including the Inflation Reduction Act, now seem more like cruel jokes than credible solutions. One has to question if she has somehow lost track of the fact that her administration’s financial antics are the very reason the prices are soaring to new heights.
What’s truly stunning is the attempt to shift blame away from her administration’s failings to the “big bad corporations” of America. Harris may claim credit from her days as Attorney General regarding price-fixing, but now she has the gall to suggest that she will combat corporate greed during her potential presidency. Is it too much to ask for a little accountability? It seems every press conference is a new opportunity for Harris to point fingers while ignoring the reality of her party’s responsibility in creating the current economic climate.
The gaslighting/lying/pretending to change her mind, on policies that she was adamantly for previously,
is doing apparently working …if you go by the polls. (Remember the closer the race, the more they can get away with fraud)https://t.co/LaWdr7jIEc— Disenfranchised (@BostonSweetSox) August 10, 2024
As the American people grapple with financial instability, promises of relief ring hollow. Children’s dreams of homeownership and a stable future have been relegated to distant fantasies under the current regime. Perhaps Harris is unaware of her own administration’s ongoing implications and stories that circulate in every household about boys and girls who can’t afford to dream big due to prohibitive market conditions. Internet commentators have reacted swiftly, poking fun at the disconnect between what she’s advocating and the reality Americans face daily.
In sum, Kamala Harris’s foray into economic promises is no more than a cynical playbook that hopes to misdirect the public from the economic chaos her administration has sown. With a litany of contradictory statements and a penchant for deflecting responsibility, her message lacks substance and believability. If there’s any lesson to be drawn, it’s that a little self-reflection and accountability could go a long way before her next round of empty promises hits the news cycle—though many Americans might not be holding their breath.
