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US Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign event at Hendrick Center for Automotive Excellence in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Harris will propose sweeping new federal subsidies for parents, homebuyers, and Americans with low-incomes alongside new programs to curb increases in rent and grocery prices as she seeks to convince voters that she would act swiftly to address one of their top concerns rising consumer costs. Photographer: Rachel Jessen/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Kamala Harris is wrong. American economic history is replete with failed price control policies

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