Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts - and that growth will be so fantastic that it's not worth worrying about budget deficits.
In short, he's hoping that most economic analyses of his ideas are dead wrong.
Vice President Kamala Harris believes that big corporations and the ultra-wealthy should pay more in taxes - and wants to use those revenues to help spur the construction of 3 million homes and offer tax breaks for parents.
She's hoping to deliver on the types of policies that President Joe Biden has been unable to secure in a lasting way.
The two presidential nominees are using the week before their debate to sharpen their economic messages about who could do more for the middle class. Harris will discuss her policy plans Wednesday in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, while Trump will address the Economic Club of New York on Thursday.
