Harris and Trump Vow to Rescue Middle Class: Promises and Skepticism Abound

In a stunning development that surprised exactly no one, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have both made grandiose promises to strengthen the middle class in their respective campaigns. The middle class, a mythical creature often sighted in political speeches but rarely in the wild, responded with a collective sigh and a resigned shrug.

Kamala’s Crusade for Middle Class Utopia

Vice President Kamala Harris, in a rally in Wisconsin, declared, “Building up the middle class will be a defining goal of my presidency.” This statement was met with enthusiastic applause from the crowd and skeptical eye-rolls from those who remember similar promises from every election in recent history.

Harris’s grand plan includes forgiving student debt, making healthcare, childcare, and elder care more affordable, enacting paid family leave, and enabling seniors to retire with dignity. In other words, she’s aiming for a utopia where the middle class can finally afford avocado toast without guilt.

Her previous endeavors include the LIFT the Middle Class Act, which aimed to give couples a refundable tax credit of up to $6,000 a year. Critics argue that this would merely allow the middle class to afford a few…