To the editor: Ballot after ballot exhibits Individuals belief former President Trump on the economic system and fear that Vice President Kamala Harris will spark extra inflation. Nevertheless, it’s Trump’s insurance policies that ought to fear us. (“Harris’ financial plan is a seize bag of focused subsidies. Trump’s is nonsense on stilts,” column, Sept. 30)
Two of his signature insurance policies are blanket tariffs and mass deportation. Every is extremely inflationary, and collectively, they may lead to inflation like no person has ever seen, to make use of his drained rhetoric.
Tariffs immediately increase costs. As for mass deportation, most of these focused have low-paying jobs doing issues Individuals don’t wish to do. In the event that they all of the sudden vanish, these jobs is not going to be simply crammed, requiring large wage will increase, which can in flip create shortages and spike costs, particularly for meals.
The inflation spike after 2020 was an unavoidable results of the pandemic, brought on by neither President Biden nor Trump. Biden did an unimaginable job getting it again beneath management.
It may have been a lot worse — and it will likely be if Trump is reelected.
Bob Deen, Altadena
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To the editor: The economic system is the main problem for a lot of the voters. There are voters who will not be certain of Harris and her financial plans.
Maybe columnist Doyle McManus can clarify what Harris means by an “alternative economic system.” She is quite imprecise on her particular financial insurance policies, which actually doesn’t assist undecided voters.
Janet Polak, Beverly Hills
