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Showing Original Post only (View all)Hillary’s ‘Progressive’ Effort Backfires, Wall Street Calls Her Out [View all]
Hillary Clintons left-ward shift was designed to appeal to progressive Americans. She has taken shots at Wall Street bankers, the very people who support her, and Wall Street isnt happy about it reported Bloomberg.
Theres something wrong when hedge fund managers pay lower tax rates than nurses or the truckers that I saw on I-80 as I was driving here over the last two days, said Clinton in April.
People arent getting a fair shake, she said a month later. Something is wrong when CEOs earn more than 300 times than what the typical American worker earns and when hedge fund managers pay a lower tax rate than truck drivers or nurses.
Despite her recent cries against Wall Street financiers, Clinton has been known to consort with the group that she is criticizing on the campaign trail. Now, one hedge fund manager is calling Clinton out on her phoniness.
I dont need anybody crapping all over what I do for a living, said Leon Cooper, a billionaire hedge fund manager. [Clinton] hangs out with all these people in Marthas Vineyard and in the Hamptons and then the very first thing she has to say is to criticize hedge fund managers.
Cooper founded Omega Advisors hedge fund and regularly contributes to Republican election campaigns.
Clinton has been criticized for her cozy relationship with Wall Street financial institutions by fellow Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin OMalley. She even has family ties to Wall Street as her son-in-law is the founding manager of the Eaglevale Partners, LP hedge fund.
When Clinton ran for president ran for president in 2008, Wall Street contributed over $20 million to her campaign. Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein reportedly said hed be okay if either Clinton or Jeb Bush won next year.
http://www.ringoffireradio.com/2015/06/hillarys-progressive-effort-backfires-wall-street-calls-her-out/
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The rich think the only way they can get what they want is through a "democrat"....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2015
#30
Goldman Sachs CEO L. Blankfein reportedly said he’d be okay if either Clinton or Bush won next year.
AtomicKitten
Jun 2015
#2
"Wall Street" is usually code for fiscal matters. Typically, Wall Street doesn't
merrily
Jun 2015
#52
Hell, even some of the repubs have donned progressive drag and talked about these thing.
arcane1
Jun 2015
#4
I'm not going to jump on you because you didn't post that despicable slur, 1SBM.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#88
Normally it would be a good sign that Wall Street calls out a Democratic candidate. n/t
pampango
Jun 2015
#13
Yeah, how is this a 'backfire' if she's pissing off the right people? I don't get it, either.
randome
Jun 2015
#55
Well, she made a hedge fund manager sad. Surely you'd admit that's at least a start.
randome
Jun 2015
#80
Since Hillary was saying many popular Democrat issues befoe Warren came on the scene of even being
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#101