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British author and conservative political commentator Douglas Murray put the paramount choice in the 2024 presidential election — and all presidential elections — into proper perspective, and it couldn't be more stark.
Kamala Harris believes she knows the choice before the public in November. It is between going “forwards” and going “backwards.” Since the Democratic nominee is wise about the nature of time, she insists that this November, America should choose to go forward.
In fact, it would be good if this country could go back. To the economy we had before Kamala Harris and Joe Biden entered office. Because the most consequential choice there is in this election is between left-wing economics and right-wing economics. Between the economics of Biden-Harris and the economics of Donald Trump.
In some areas of life, the left-right divide is blurry. But in economics, the difference is clear. //
Murray then nailed the "clear difference."
It is between those who would grow the size of the economy and those who would grow the size of the state. //
"For once," Murray wrote, "we can judge the candidates not on their words but on their deeds," adding: "Unfortunately, this is not good news for Kamala Harris.". //
He also noted that Democrats like to pretend Trump's tax cuts only benefited the rich, which he called "simply untrue."
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017) didn’t just massively spur economic growth, it also saw the average taxpayer receive an on-average tax cut of around $1,500.