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Q1. Last week, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris released her economic agenda. She said the main goals were to ease inflation, fix the housing market, and bring down taxes on the middle-class.
With regard to inflation, she said her administration would aggressively oppose corporate consolidation, which she believes has given food companies, among others, near monopoly pricing power.
She also said she would push for federal anti-gouging laws "setting clear rules of the road to make clear that big corporations can’t unfairly exploit consumers to run up excessive corporate profits on food and groceries."
Your view? (check all that apply)
With regard to inflation, she said her administration would aggressively oppose corporate consolidation, which she believes has given food companies, among others, near monopoly pricing power.
She also said she would push for federal anti-gouging laws "setting clear rules of the road to make clear that big corporations can’t unfairly exploit consumers to run up excessive corporate profits on food and groceries."
Your view? (check all that apply)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Inflation is currently a major problem
83%
88%
78%
99%
82%
67%
82%
90%
81%
77%
Is not
12%
10%
14%
0%
13%
24%
17%
6%
13%
14%
Approve of opposing consolidation
57%
55%
60%
22%
71%
90%
80%
55%
51%
54%
Disapprove
33%
39%
28%
68%
23%
2%
14%
41%
38%
32%
Approve anti-gouging laws
55%
47%
61%
11%
57%
97%
72%
52%
48%
54%
Disapprove
38%
47%
30%
76%
33%
1%
19%
47%
42%
36%
Trust Harris on inflation
44%
34%
54%
0%
41%
88%
56%
41%
37%
48%
Distrust
51%
61%
41%
98%
46%
5%
40%
52%
56%
47%
Don't know
2%
1%
2%
1%
4%
2%
1%
2%
2%
1%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Q2. On the housing market, Harris said she wanted to increase housing supply and make it easier for people currently priced out of ownership to get in to the housing market.
With regard to the former, she proposed offering tax credits to companies that build starter homes and affordable rental homes. For the latter, she advocated for a $25k subsidy to first-time homebuyers.
Your view? (check all that apply)
With regard to the former, she proposed offering tax credits to companies that build starter homes and affordable rental homes. For the latter, she advocated for a $25k subsidy to first-time homebuyers.
Your view? (check all that apply)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Housing market is currently a major problem
85%
84%
86%
75%
86%
94%
98%
77%
87%
80%
Is not
12%
14%
9%
23%
10%
1%
2%
19%
9%
14%
I approve of tax credits to starter home builders
57%
54%
62%
25%
60%
90%
81%
56%
50%
54%
Disapprove
36%
42%
30%
68%
34%
4%
19%
37%
41%
39%
Approve $25k subsidy to first-time buyers
45%
37%
53%
6%
52%
83%
63%
41%
41%
43%
Disapprove
48%
59%
37%
86%
41%
11%
35%
54%
49%
47%
Trust Harris on housing market
41%
34%
48%
1%
40%
82%
62%
38%
34%
40%
Distrust
51%
59%
43%
96%
42%
7%
33%
54%
57%
50%
Don't know
2%
1%
2%
0%
5%
2%
2%
1%
2%
3%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Q3. On middle-class tax cuts, Harris proposed restoring the $3.6k per child tax credit that expired in 2022, and adding a new $6k child tax credit for children under 1 year old.
It is estimated these could cost about $1 trillion over 10 years, and Harris said she would pay for this by letting some of the 2017 Trump tax cuts expire.
Your view? (check all that apply)
It is estimated these could cost about $1 trillion over 10 years, and Harris said she would pay for this by letting some of the 2017 Trump tax cuts expire.
Your view? (check all that apply)
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
Middle-class taxes are currently much too high
80%
85%
75%
79%
77%
81%
75%
85%
80%
77%
Are not
13%
12%
13%
15%
10%
11%
13%
11%
13%
14%
Approve of the Harris child tax credits
57%
56%
57%
25%
59%
89%
82%
65%
43%
52%
Disapprove
37%
40%
34%
69%
32%
6%
16%
31%
50%
40%
Approve letting some Trump tax cuts expire
50%
45%
55%
2%
59%
96%
75%
46%
40%
51%
Disapprove
46%
54%
39%
95%
31%
1%
21%
50%
56%
44%
Trust Harris on taxes
42%
36%
49%
0%
37%
86%
60%
40%
34%
44%
Distrust
50%
56%
43%
97%
42%
5%
28%
50%
60%
51%
Don't know
3%
2%
4%
0%
7%
4%
3%
5%
2%
2%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
In October 2022, wage and price controls was tied for the 2nd most popular tactic to tame inflation with loosen regulations, both far behind reducing government spending as the most popular method.
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