Hispanic business owners on Wednesday questioned Vice President Kamala Harris' economic policy proposals, saying her “past track record” in the Biden administration compares poorly to that of former President Donald Trump.
Harris is expected to deliver a campaign speech in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Wednesday in which she will detail the economic policies she will implement as president, The Wall Street Journal reported. ReportedNevada business owner Rafael Arroyo said inflation has “stifled” business, forcing him to pass on big price increases to customers. (RELATED: 'What's her plan?': Fox News host spars with Democratic guest over Kamala Harris' economic policies)
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“It's just unbelievable how much prices have gone up, especially for niche businesses and things like auto parts,” Arroyo told “Fox & Friends” co-host Steve Doocy. “Some things have doubled, tripled in price. And it's really hard to make money out of that. My point to Harris and the Biden-Harris administration is, you have such a great idea, why didn't you do it?”
Harris is suggestion The Federal Trade Commission will be allowed to impose “severe penalties” on “price gouging” in grocery stores on August 16th. speech About North Carolina's economic policy.
“If she had a really good idea she could do something, but it seems like she's just waiting to get elected,” Arroyo told Doocy.
Since President Joe Biden and Harris took office in January 2021, prices have risen by more than 20%, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at Reached The most recent high in June 2022 was 9%. (RELATED: 'Real grounds to make up': ABC political director warns 'Kamala Harris has a problem with Hispanic voters')
“As a businessman, you look at past performance,” Arroyo later added, “so I was looking at how the economy is doing. Under Trump, we were able to expand and open more stores. But under Biden-Harris, that's not the case. It's stagnant. We're fighting rising costs, fighting for our employees' wages, raising our prices so we can keep up.”
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