Recently, Zach Galifianakis commented that the constant endorsements for Vice President Kamala Harris coming from leftist Hollywood celebrities could backfire against her campaign as it is alienating average Americans in small towns. “The Hangover” star, born in the small town of Wilkesboro, North Carolina, explained how multi-millionaire celebrities may not be an effective strategy to reach rural voters.
Sitting down for an interview with Variety, Galifianakis urged the Democratic Party to back off the slew of Hollywood A-listers who have voiced their support for the vice president’s campaign. “As a small-town guy from North Carolina … I do wish the DNC would step back from the celebrities a little bit,” he said, pointing out the lack of relatability between the two groups.
The actor emphasized that rural Americans are a crucial voting demographic that must be addressed. “It works to a point, but they have to win over rural America,” he said. “Hollywood thinks it’s so important and that’s a problem. Actors are people too, and they’re citizens too, but I’m more on the small-town side of that than I am on the Hollywood side of that. That’s just me.”
The American Tribune recently reported on other criticism of the Harris-Walz campaign from successful entrepreneur and Trump ally Vivek Ramaswamy, who highlighted the impact of Vice President Harris’ controversial economic agenda. According to Ramaswamy, Harris’s proposed tax hikes could lead to a “second Great Depression.” While Harris’ rhetoric seems only to target the wealthy, a massive recession would impact the lives of all Americans.
For context, the Biden-Harris administration has recently proposed a 25% tax on unrealized capital gains on assets over $100 million. In practice, this policy would force American citizens who own high-value assets such as stocks, real estate, and businesses to pay a 25% tax on the increase in their value, even if they are not sold.
Ramaswamy said, “You don’t want to sell, but you’re forced to sell because you have to pay the tax out of pocket. But it turns out you won’t be the only person required to do that. Somebody else will be required to do that, too, but they’ll have to do it at a lower price because you already sold, and your sale drove down the price of the asset.”
He continued elaborating on how the tax burden on assets would trigger a massive selloff across markets. “And then when the next person does it, that triggers down the price of the asset further. But the guy sitting next to him has to sell that asset to pay his taxes. That is how you trigger what you call a downward spiral in asset prices. It’s the best formula for triggering a second Great Depression, if we ever have one,” he said.
This is a stark contrast to the lofty visions that Democrats have of Harris’ economic plan. Sen. Elizabeth Warren recently praised Vice President Harris, claiming she would fix the massive rise in inflation throughout the Biden administration despite already having several years to do so.
Watch Ramaswamy below:
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