In an unprecedented second in fashionable American historical past, the Republican and Democratic candidates for the 2024 presidential election will face off of their first debate after simply seven weeks of campaigning towards one another.
The New York Instances analyzed what the 2 candidates stated about one another on social media from July 21, when President Biden withdrew from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris emerged because the front-runner to exchange him because the Democratic nominee, by means of September 6. (For essentially the most half, their social media statements mirror their public feedback at rallies and different occasions.)
Whereas each candidates assault one another, the Instances discovered that former President Donald Trump targets Ms. Harris far more often, on common greater than 3 times a day, and his posts (on Reality Social) nearly all the time embody a private smear.
What Harris says about Trump in private phrases
Ms. Harris’s posts about Mr. Trump (on X) are usually not essentially scathing. She has repeatedly known as consideration to her authorized troubles, saying, for instance, that she is aware of “the kind of Donald Trump” as a result of she “took on predators, fraudsters and cheats” as a prosecutor.
She additionally described it this manner:
What Trump says about Harris in private phrases
Against this, Mr. Trump’s assaults on Ms. Harris resemble the sexist insults of a schoolyard bully. He typically makes use of private insults to show into political assaults, however he has additionally repeatedly attacked Ms. Harris in private phrases with out making particular reference to her insurance policies or political file. A few of these messages have as a substitute invoked her racial id or included generic insults referring to her authenticity or skills.
Here is how he described it:
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“HORRIBLE AND INCOMPETENT BORDER TSAR”
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“Kamala Harris is as dumb as a rock”
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“Completely failed and insignificant vice chairman”
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“Kamala Harris is a liar”
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“Lie Kamala”
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“Kamala Harris is a liar”
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“Essentially the most unpopular vice chairman in historical past”
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“Kamala Harris is a liar”
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“Kamala Harris is a liar”
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“Kamala Harris is a liar”
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“Kamala Harris is a liar”
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“LIAR KAMALA HARRIS”
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“A BIG EMBARRASSMENT FOR AMERICA”
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“Kamala Harris is a liar”
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“RADICAL LEFT MARXIST, AND WORSE!”
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“Kamala Harris is a liar”
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“Marxist District Legal professional by Origin”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“CRAZY KAMALA HARRIS”
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“Loopy Kamala”
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“CRAZY KAMALA HARRIS”
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“CRAZY KAMALA HARRIS”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“The worst vice chairman in American historical past”
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“Loopy Kamala”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“Loopy work”
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“Loopy Kamala”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“Loopy Kamala”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“Loopy Kamala”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“Loopy Kamala”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“Loopy Kamala”
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“A glacial pretense”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“Loopy Kamala”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“LOW IQ INDIVIDUAL”
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“I can not put two sentences collectively”
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“Low IQ”
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“The worst vice chairman in historical past”
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“doesn’t have the psychological capability to conduct a REAL debate”
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“actually silly”
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“Extraordinarily low IQ”
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“unable to place two sentences collectively”
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“unable to talk correctly with out a teleprompter”
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“Loopy Kamala”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“Loopy Kamala”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“Incompetent Vice President”
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“Loopy Kamala”
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“Radical Leftist Madman”
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“VERY STUPID”
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‘INCOMPETENT’
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“Kamabla is the worst vice chairman”
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“Loopy Kamabla is absolutely CRAZY”
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“Loopy Kamabla”
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“CRAZY KAMABLA HARRIS”
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“Loopy Kamabla”
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“Loopy Kamabla”
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“Loopy Kamabla”
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‘Incompetent’
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“THE WORST FRONTIER TSAR IN HISTORY”
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“WORSE than Biden”
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“Loopy Kamala Harris”
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“low IQ”
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“extraordinarily incompetent”
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‘Weak’
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‘Failed’
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“HAVEN’T A IDEA”
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‘has no concept’
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“has no creativeness”
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“Comrade Harris”
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‘FAKE’
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‘fraud’
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“Comrade Kamala”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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‘Communist’
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‘LIAR’
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Corrupt Radical Left Politician”
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“STONE LOSER”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Radical left Marxist”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“The worst vice chairman in US historical past”
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“Comrade Kamala”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Radical left Marxist”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“The worst vice chairman (and border “czar”) in US historical past”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“COMRADE KAMALA”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Harris”
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“The worst vice chairman”
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“The weakest presidential candidate”
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“Comrade Kamala”
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“Radical left Marxist”
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“Marxist candidate”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Radical left, Marxist anti-fracking”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala”
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“Comrade Kamala”
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“Comrade Kamala”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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‘FAKE’
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“completely incompetent”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“completely incompetent”
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“COMRADE KAMALA HARRIS”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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‘fraud’
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“Elections flip Marxism right into a weapon”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“COMRADE KAMALA”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“lies about every thing”
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“Light-weight Vice President Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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‘weak’
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‘ineffective’
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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‘Communist’
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“COMRADE KAMALA HARRIS”
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“Loopy Kamala”
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“Comrade Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
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“Comrade Kamala Harris”
Mr. Trump said Final month in North Carolina, he advised attendees at a rally that he had struggled to give you a “identify” for Ms. Harris however settled on “comrade.”
“I feel that is essentially the most correct identify,” he stated.
What the candidates say about one another on the problems
Though the 2 candidates criticize one another on coverage points, Mr. Trump nearly all the time throws a private dig (or two or three) at Ms. Harris.
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Mr. Trump’s posts about Ms. Harris often function misspellings, lies and his trademark grammatical and capitalization model. He spent a number of days in August often calling Ms. Harris “Kamabla,” although he has since dropped that nickname. Ms. Harris’s posts are extra typical of a standard politician.
The border is a very controversial concern.
In making immigration a central theme of his marketing campaign, Mr. Trump has repeatedly stated falsely Harris has been known as the Biden administration’s “border czar,” noting that Trump pressured Republicans to oppose a bipartisan immigration deal.
Trump · July 22
Kamala Harris is a liarBiden’s appointed “border czar” who has by no means visited the border, and whose incompetence gave us the WORST and MOST DANGEROUS border on this planet, with completely horrible pole numbers towards an excellent and gifted younger man named DONALD J. TRUMP!
Harris · August 10
Donald Trump Defeats Hardest Bipartisan Border Safety Invoice in Many years as a result of he thought it might assist him win an election.
Each accuse one another of being extremists.
Ms. Harris associates Mr. Trump with Mission 2025, a set of conservative coverage proposals from which Mr. Trump has lately sought to distance himself. Mr. Trump claims (falsely) that Ms. Harris is a “communist” who will “destroy America.”
Trump · July 25
We’re not prepared for a Marxist president, and Liar Kamala Harris is a RADICAL LEFT MARXISTAND WORSE!
Harris · August 28
The 2025 undertaking is Trump’s Plan to Turn out to be the Most Highly effective President EverWe will not let him win.
Ms Harris assaults Mr Trump over abortion rights.
The vice chairman often reminds voters that Mr. Trump appointed the Supreme Courtroom justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. Mr. Trump hardly ever mentions reproductive rights.
Harris · August 30
Donald Trump made his place clear when he personally appointed three Supreme Courtroom justices to overturn Roe.—that decimated reproductive freedom and jeopardized entry to IVF for American girls. I’ve by no means wavered on this, so belief me once I say: I’ll all the time shield reproductive freedom.
Their criticisms of the economic system are extra classically partisan.
Ms Harris accuses Mr Trump of solely caring about rich Individuals. The previous president blames Ms Harris for inflation.
Trump · August 5
After all, there’s a large slowdown available in the market. Kamala is even worse than Crooked Joe. The markets will NEVER settle for the novel leftist lunatic who DESTROYED San Francisco and California as a complete. Subsequent up, THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF 2024! You possibly can’t play with the MARKETS. KAMALA CRASH!!!
Harris · August 17
Donald Trump fights for billionaires and large enterprise. I’ll combat to place a reimbursement into the palms of working individuals and the American center class.
