Guest Editorial: Trump’s economic plan will hurt American workers, businesses and the economy

Assembly line worker Lashunta Harris applies the Ford logo on a new F-150 truck being assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan in April. — AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File Former President Donald Trump’s proposed economic policies will hurt average American workers, according to economists who have closely examined his plans. Trump is promising a stronger economy and routinely slams the Biden/Harris administration’s record although U.S. economic conditions are good by most measures. The exception is inflation, which is improving but will become worse under the policies proposed by Trump. Overall, the economy under Biden has been good. “Unemployment is low. Job growth is booming. Infrastructure projects are underway,” points out Stephen J. Farnsworth, associate professor of political science at Mary Washington College. “Inflation is much lower than it was earlier in Biden’s term and individual retirement accounts are flush thanks to large stock market gains,” Farnsworth adds. The U.S. economy added 206,000 jobs in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The unemployment rate moved a little higher, up 0.1 percentage points to 4.1%, marking the first time since November 2021 that the jobless rate was above 4%. Trump is making a concerted effort to win over Black voters...