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Biden Jabs Trump For Focusing On 'The Dow And NASDAQ, Not You' Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
By Summer Concepcion
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July 9, 2020 6:44 p.m.
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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday bashed President Trump by accusing him of prioritizing the stock market over the well-being of Americans as coronavirus cases continue surging across the country.
Speaking at a campaign event in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, Biden outlined his economic platform which would include raising the corporate tax rate to 28% from the current 21%, demanding that Amazon pay income taxes and calling for a $15 an hour federal minimum wage.
Biden particularly appealed to growing frustrations among people who feel that Wall Street is getting bailed out more than the average American as the country continues roiling under health, economic and racial crises amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The former VP specifically knocked Trump for being “almost singularly focused on the stock market” as the U.S. surpasses 3 million coronavirus cases. The President slammed Biden the day before in a tweet warning that stocks will “disintegrate and disappear” if he loses the presidential election in November.
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