Election 2020: Where the Candidates Stand on Key Issues

As the impact of the COVID-19 crisis continues to weigh on the US economy, the need to reinvigorate growth is something both the Democrat challenger and Republican incumbent agree is critical. Their proposed approaches and specifics for doing so, however, often differ.

The following summarizes what is currently known about each of the two major-party candidates’ economic policies. As the candidates continue campaigning, and economic indicators are updated, the specifics of these policy plans could shift in coming weeks.

Overall Approach

Infrastructure

Pandemic Support

Minimum Wage

Education

Health Insurance/ Medicare/Medicaid

Trade

Regulation

Individual Income Taxes

Estate Taxes

Capital Gains & Dividends Tax

Corporate Taxes

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Primary sources for candidate proposals:
https://www.joebiden.com/joes-vision/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/budget-fy2020.pdf
https://www.taxfoundation.org/joe-biden-tax-plan-2020/
https://www.cfr.org/election2020/candidate-tracker/donald-j.-trump
https://www.cfr.org/election2020/candidate-tracker/joe-biden

(Retrieved between August 27 and September 18, 2020)

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This information is not intended to be and should not be treated as legal, investment, accounting or tax advice and is for informational purposes only. Readers, including professionals, should under no circumstances rely upon this information as a substitute for their own research or for obtaining specific legal, accounting or tax advice from their own counsel. All information discussed herein is current only as of the date appearing in this material and is subject to change at any time without notice.

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