2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWhat is Clinton's plan to do anything about income inequality?
does she have one?
-none
(1,884 posts)Ahmmm...wait... Whose, hers, or ours?
egalitegirl
(362 posts)See Clinton Foundation's website justifying Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund using up money collected in the name of charity but investing in luxury hotels. They justified it using trickle down economics.
Sparkly
(24,162 posts)Does no one listen to her, read her record, read her proposals, review her voting record in the Senate, or listen to anything but her opposition?!?
Matariki
(18,775 posts)or at least some links pointing to her plan?
Thanks.
Sponsored bills: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?sponsor=300022
Proposals for raising incomes: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/plan-raise-american-incomes/
For labor: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/labor/
For job skills: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/workforce-and-skills/
She also recognizes income disparity as a racial justice issue, as well as a matter of women's rights.
On edit - one more: http://correctrecord.org/the-points/hillary-clinton-a-lifetime-champion-of-income-opportunity/
Matariki
(18,775 posts)BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)Because everyone knows when the banks do well, everyone does well. Goldman Sachs knows what's best for us.
She won't raise taxes on the rich, because when rich people get more, everyone else gets more too.
And those trade deals, like TPP, will really help the middle class. Trade deals always help the poor and middle class.
Income inequality will just wither away. It's awesome.
BootinUp
(47,207 posts)There are several of her issue categories that would have a positive impact on the problem of income equality. In fact her campaign platform compares very well to Bernie Sanders, but I would argue hers is more detailed especially in how it would be paid for.
Matariki
(18,775 posts)I'll read your link. Thanks.
Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)Broward
(1,976 posts)Rebkeh
(2,450 posts)You'd have to believe it would actually happen.
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)anotherproletariat
(1,446 posts)The only thing I've heard is that he wants to get rid of the big bank, but that doesn't seem to be a solution for income inequality. I'd love a reference to a non-bias online site that could educate me.
kstewart33
(6,551 posts)Two unanswered questions.