Commentators responded to Vice President Kamala Harris’ price fixing proposal by asking why she isn’t taking such measures while already in the White House.
Vice President Kamala Harris promised to prioritize a price-fixing plan on «day one», but commentators asked why she hasn’t brought down inflation already while in the executive branch.
«When I am President, it will be a day one priority to bring down prices», Harris declared in a Thursday night social media post. «I’ll take on big corporations that engage in illegal price gouging and corporate landlords that unfairly raise rents on working families.»
But the vice president and presidential hopeful faces one unique challenge in arguing about policy, the fact she has failed to enact such changes over the course of the Biden-Harris administration she currently presides in, a point many commentators pointed out.
«What have you been doing the last four years?» Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, inquired.
«Day 1 was 3.5 years ago for you. What are you talking about?» co-owner of Trending Politics Collin Rugg asked.
«‘Day one.’ We’re supposed to vote for her because of the past four years, which we’re supposed to pretend never happened», Substacker Jim Treacher posted.
Columnist Jon Gabriel wrote, «You’ve spent three-and-a-half years raising prices.»
Political scientist Josiah Lippincott noted, «You are vice president right now. Why aren’t you working on these issues?»
«You are VP now. Your day one was almost 4 years ago.
