Harris vs Trump: How the presidential candidates compare on economic policy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Trump was the first to mention the idea in June in Las Vegas, Nevada.
57% : In his Wednesday speech, Trump said that he plans on signing an executive order on the first day of his second term telling all agency leaders and Cabinet Secretaries to "use every tool and authority at their disposal to defeat inflation and to bring consumer prices rapidly down.
51% : "The campaign said Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, will work to expand the earned income tax credit to cover both individuals and couples in "lower-income" professions by cutting their taxes by as much as $1,500.Harris also announced her White House plan to cut taxes to help Americans afford health insurance via the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
45% : "He added that he would "eliminate every single costly job-killing regulation."Even as gas prices in the US change with variations in the global energy market, Trump has said that he hopes to lower prices by increasing US production of oil and gas.
44% : One of the main cudgels that Trump has used to bash the Biden administration has been the high rate of inflation.
44% : Trump told Bloomberg last month that he wants to make the cut because he likes "the simplicity.
43% : Trump has said that one of his top priorities would be to extend his broad 2017 tax cuts, which mostly helped corporations and the wealthy.
42% : Trump has suggested that there should be a 10 to 20 percent tariff on all imports from all countries and that he would slap a 60 percent tariff on Chinese imports, according to CNN.
42% : "To help seniors on fixed incomes who are suffering the ravages of inflation, there will be no tax on Social Security.
31% : We're going to stop it," Trump said during his Wednesday speech.
29% : "We're going to have 10 to 20 percent tariffs on foreign countries that have been ripping us off for years," Trump said at a North Carolina rally on Wednesday.
28% : When Trump mentioned removing taxes on tips, he didn't provide much detail on his proposal.
24% : Trump is attempting to appeal to seniors by announcing in July that he would eliminate taxes on social security benefits.
23% : Trump has suggested using federal land to address the housing shortage.
22% : Both Harris and Trump have pledged to eliminate federal taxes on tips.
21% : Trump has said that he would like to cut it further, down to 15 percent.
19% : Trump says that he will bring down prices when he's back in the White House - but it remains unclear how he would do that, as a president can't bring down prices on their own.
18% : While Trump has suggested removing both federal income and payroll taxes on tips, under Harris's plan, tips would still be subject to payroll taxes.

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