Kamala Harris Is Not Here to Fix Income Inequality

The state of the U.S. economy, all $26 trillion or so of it, will be one of the keys to determining whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump wins the White House in November. Voters overwhelmingly say that it’s one of their top concerns, but when the economy is this large, the way politicians talk about it, as an issue, can change drastically over time. The last three years have been defined by inflation and high interest rates, and those are the primary concern for voters. It’s a stark turnaround from 2016, and even 2020, when Democrats made income inequality — especially the concentration of wealth among the wealthiest one percent — top concerns, as polarizing as it may have been for wealthy donors.

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