Quote:EXCLUSIVE — Vice President Kamala Harris no longer supports a federal job guarantee, an idea championed by some on the Left and Green New Deal proponents that gained traction among Democrats during the 2020 election cycle.

A spokesperson for Harris’s campaign told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has changed her position on the policy proposal. The statement is the latest in a series of reversals from Harris on major policy questions in recent days.

A federal jobs guarantee would mean that the federal government would provide a job to anyone who wants one, a massively costly proposal that harkens back to the New Deal policies of the 1930s.

The effort culminated in a 2019 resolution recognizing the duty of the federal government to pass a Green New Deal. Harris, then a senator from California, was one of 14 co-sponsors of the resolution, which called for the creation of “millions of good, high-wage jobs.” A number of Democratic presidential hopefuls backed the measure, which was a messaging bill that would not have changed law. A similar resolution had over 100 co-sponsors in the House.

A group of liberal lawmakers, including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), have pushed for a Green New Deal that would enact sweeping new programs, as former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal did, geared toward limiting climate change and building clean energy projects.

A federal job guarantee was a key part of the resolution. Among its list of required goals and projects was “guaranteeing a job with a family-sustaining wage, adequate family and medical leave, paid vacations, and retirement security to all people of the United States,” according to the text.

The Harris spokesperson told the Washington Examiner in the context of the Wednesday reversal that the campaign is trying to be forward-looking, rather than looking backward. The aide said Harris is very proud of the Biden administration’s climate record and is excited to build upon the progress of those changes.

Harris also signed on to a 2018 bill that would require the Labor Department to establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible entities for programs to guarantee employment to individuals residing in the areas served by those entities, for instance, tribal entities with high unemployment.

A job guarantee would be a major departure in economic policy. The idea does not have significant backing among mainstream economists. It is advanced by proponents of “modern monetary theory,” a heterodox economic school of thought that bucks the notion that the U.S. should be concerned with how spending affects the national debt, among other ideas.

The price tag for such an ambitious job guarantee program would be exceedingly high. A 2018 study found that it could cost between $654 billion and $2.1 trillion per year. For reference, this year’s budget deficit is expected to be $1.9 trillion.

RNC spokeswoman Anna Kelly provided a statement on the Harris reversal after this report was released.

“Kamala Harris cannot be unburdened by what has been when it comes to her support for radical environmental policies like the $93 trillion, job-killing Green New Deal, and bans on fracking, plastic straws, and red meat,” she said. “Harris can try to rewrite her extreme record, but Americans see through it — Kamala Harris is weak, failed, and dangerously liberal, and only President Trump can unleash our economy to Make America Great Again.”

Harris has backtracked from supporting a number of liberal policy initiatives since President Joe Biden bowed out of the 2024 contest and endorsed her presidential bid, seeking to position herself closer to the middle of the political spectrum.

For example, she has backed away from her endorsement of eliminating private healthcare plans as part of a Medicare for All proposal. Her campaign also told the Hill that she will not seek to ban fracking if she is elected. That was after previously telling CNN while running for president, “There’s no question I’m in favor of banning fracking.”

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At least Kirk finally realized the actually accurate hit on her. She's a complete phony and believes in absolutely nothing.

Has anyone asked her why she wants to be President?

(08-01-2024 09:26 AM)WalkThePlank Wrote:  Has anyone asked her why she wants to be President?

She wants to be the first 1/2 South Indian, 1/4 white, and 1/2 African Jamaican birthing person. All that needs to he said.

(08-01-2024 09:28 AM)WKUApollo Wrote:  

(08-01-2024 09:26 AM)WalkThePlank Wrote:  Has anyone asked her why she wants to be President?

She wants to be the first 1/2 South Indian, 1/4 white, and 1/2 African Jamaican birthing person. All that needs to he said.

...and cat lady. She ain't got no kids of her own.

She's trying to appear moderate to get votes. She'll end up with 100 million votes and stuff the green new bullshyt down our throats.

(08-01-2024 01:00 PM)Southaven Wrote:  She's trying to appear moderate to get votes. She'll end up with 100 million votes and stuff the green new bullshyt down our throats.

LOL nope. She's doing what she always does, which is stand for absolutely nothing and shift with the political winds and the whims of her donors.