As the upcoming election approaches, policies established as the guidelines for our nation’s presidents continue to arise. These policies differ election to election, depending on what the candidate’s political party is looking for.
Americans have been given the choice to stand on completely different sides of the fence with either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump. Yet, based on recent events, Vice President Kamala Harris has been put on center stage and will run against Trump in place of Biden in the 2024 presidential election.
Compared to the last century, the Republican and Democratic parties are divided now more than ever. The 2024 candidates have taken liberties to appeal to their supporting party regarding the candidate policy categories: health, trade and climate.
2020 Health:
When it comes to health, Trump has promised to bring down the prices of drugs in the U.S. He had brought in measures that would allow discounts and imports of cheaper drugs from foreign countries. In 2017, during the opioid health crisis, he offered almost 2 billion dollars in prevention and recovery to the states.
With Biden in only one election process, many of his policies were the furthest they could have been from Trump’s. Biden aspired to expand Obamacare and give all Americans the option similar to Medicare. This would provide an affordable government run alternative for families and individuals. It is estimated that the plan will cost $2.25 trillion over the span of 10 years.
2020 Climate:
Regarding climate change, an issue the New York Times has stated, Trump has rolled back nearly 100 environmental rules. Not only protections, but also federal waterways across the country. His administration has recently approved oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge which has been kept off limits for decades.
Biden has put money into clean energy and electric vehicles working to reduce the amount of pollution Americans add to the environment. Biden sees climate change as a threat and will rejoin the Paris Climate Accord which is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. He had proposed to invest trillions in green research, planning by 2050, to reach net zero emissions. He expected this to create jobs in manufacturing green energy products.
2020 Trade:
With trade, Trump believed that the U.S. should focus on its own economy. To support this, Trump took a stand on China to protect local manufacturers from competition with foreign companies, and for the first time in six years, the U.S. trade deficit declined Although such a significant difference in nations occurred, it is very controversial whether or not this has a beneficial effect on the economy.
Yearning to restore American leadership within international establishments like the World Trade Organization, Biden looked to repair fragmented relations with initial U.S. trading partners. He had been critical of Trump’s negotiations with China, saying China had been let off easy and designed to push back against their expanding economic impact.
2024 Health:
Harris is committed to preserving The Affordable Care Act and plans to carry on Biden’s attempts to enlarge Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing assistance. She will continue to promote previous initiatives from the Biden Administration.
In 2024, Trump’s policies are mostly the same as 2020, but since another presidential term has occurred, he plans to reverse what has been done. Trump is planning to produce a better healthcare plan than Obamacare, which is said to cost much less. He had said if there is another plan that is better healthcare than Obamacare and will cost less, then he will absolutely support it.
2024 Climate:
Harris has not yet started a climate policy, but plans to pursue the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. She intends to move toward a clean energy economy but does not aim to cut off all of the U.S. oil and gas production.
Trump vows to cut regulations to help the U.S. car industry. He has spoken his opinion on electric vehicles, and hopes to cut down the amount spent on switching to them. He is also promising to cut energy and electricity prices by more than half when re-elected. CBS NEWS stated that he vows to make the U.S. the world’s leading producer of oil and gas, in part by lifting restrictions on energy production.
2024 Trade:
Harris looks forward to implementing actions to reverse the trade deficit. She stated that Americans should focus on relationships with allies and on what needs to be done to support the U.S. workforce so they do not end up being put in a poor situation when it comes to workers rights.
Trump has proposed higher tariffs of foreign goods. He wishes to make the U.S. self-sustained, so citizens are not depending on other countries to provide for them. It is said that this may affect many Americans, judging by the fact that prices will go up for the goods and will possibly cost much more.
The two presidential candidates for the 2024 election have structured their policies around the beliefs of their own and their favoring political party. Their plans for the next term will be centered around credentials and the nation’s well being. With a similar foundation from the 2020 election, this year’s will either become repeated history or one for the textbooks. No matter how the election goes, the U.S. should prepare themselves for the next four years.
