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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What are the specifics of Hillary Clinton's plan to revitalize the middle class and end the [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)7. Right off, I see problems.
She wants to shift the cost of social programs like leave for new mothers onto employers. That will be hard to get through Congress.
Then she favors "free" trade, which thus far is one of the main reasons for the decline of the middle class.
She supports free trade agreements, which she's said is more important than defense in establishing global leadership.
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Clinton was Secretary of State from 2009-2013. . . . . She drafted the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and pried open Chinese markets to U.S. companies
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Create the American Retirement Account to allow tax-deferred contributions of up to $5,000 per year. The first $1000 contributed into any retirement account will be eligible for dollar-to-dollar tax credits. (Source: HillaryClinton.com, Issues)
http://useconomy.about.com/od/fiscalpolicy/p/Hillary_Economy.htm
SO THE TRUTH IS OUT: HILLARY TAKES CREDIT FOR DRAFTING THE TPP.
In addition, the retirement savings account will just result in more retirement money being gobbled up by the fraud, greed and sharp money "managers" on Wall Street. We need to raise the cap on contributions to Social Security and strengthen that system.
Maybe Hillary wants to be managing the private investments in her Wall Street accounts when she is in her late 80s and 90s, but I don't. I want strong Social Security.
It looks like she also will raise taxes or impose financial costs on the members of the middle class who own small businesses and also on larger corporations to pay for her social programs.
Programs like family leave for new mothers, free tuition for college education (Hillary limits it to free community college education) and pre-school education have to be paid for.
Hillary is being, again, dishonest about the fact that the burden for these programs will fall on the middle class under her proposals. She says she won't raise taxes on the middle class, but the middle class will still pay for her proposals because she is not adequately raising taxes on the very, very rich. She can't. They are funding her campaign.
Sanders is being honest with us. He is telling us what programs he wants to provide and how he will pay for them.
Let's put Hillary on notice that she needs to do that too.
And it is interesting how Hillary has lied about her role in the negotiations of the TPP. When convenient, she says the agreement does not meet her standards.
But from this article, we now know that she negotiated it. She has taken credit for the TPPP.
Hillary. Who in the world is falling for those vague statements.
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What are the specifics of Hillary Clinton's plan to revitalize the middle class and end the [View all]
JDPriestly
Oct 2015
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I like the fact that Sanders is going to give a major speech on his vision for America and to
Fred Sanders
Oct 2015
#9
It is a long campaign, as I am often reminded when I point out how much Clinton leads by....so....
Fred Sanders
Oct 2015
#22
All the polls show people prefer Hillary over Bernie on the issue of income inequality!!!
reformist2
Oct 2015
#6
Because no one knows where Hillary stands on it. She speaks in tepid generalities.
JDPriestly
Oct 2015
#11