Economists push back on Harris price gouging plan

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The Harris campaign announced a policy to tackle price gouging on food and groceries.
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Kamala Harris’s price gouging policy has been criticized by economists and analysts, who say it is an uncompetitive proposal that could end up hurting, and not helping, US consumers.

Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, announced the policy last week as part of a raft of populist proposals which included a $6,000-a-year tax credit for families with…

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