Hillary’s Hardest Choice (and the Democrat’s Dilemma)

[eridani]

http://www.nationofchange.org/hillary-s-hardest-choice-and-democrat-s-dilemma-1404137743

That’s why Diane Sawyer asked Hillary about the huge speaking fees, and why the Guardian asked whether she could be credible on the issue of inequality.

And it’s why Hillary’s answers – that the couple needed money when they left the White House, and have paid their taxes and worked hard for it — seemed oddly beside the point.

The questions had nothing to do with whether the former first couple deserved the money. They were really about whether all that income from big corporations and Wall Street put them on the side of the privileged and powerful, rather than on the side of ordinary Americans.

These days, voters want to know which side candidates are on because they believe the game is rigged against them.

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Accordingly, both Bill Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s economic plans called for deficit reduction as part of a “responsible” fiscal policy, trade expansion, and “investments” in infrastructure and education to promote economic growth.

But in a world of downward mobility for the majority, Democrats need to acknowledge the widening divide and propose specific ways to reverse it.

These might include, for example, raising taxes on the wealthy and closing their favorite tax loopholes in order to pay for world-class schools for everyone else; enacting a living wage and minimum guaranteed income; making it easier to unionize; and changing corporate and tax laws to limit CEO pay, and promote gain-sharing, profit-sharing, and employee ownership.

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. She's already chosen; but it remains the DEM's Dilemma. n/t

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. This is interesting re. Biden:

>>>>Speaking at last week’s White House summit on financial hardships facing working families, Vice President Joe Biden revealed he has “no savings account” and “doesn’t own a single stock or bond.”>>>>>

What DOES he have?

[cali]

4. Biden like Leahy and a couple of others has always lived off of his salary

[bvar22]

6. Most everything is in his wife's (Jill) name.

"The report lists about a dozen investments, all of which fall into the $1,001 - $15,000 range.

However, they're not strictly his.

All 11 are designated by the letter "S"-- used to indicate that the holding belongs to the filer’s spouse. That means the 11 investments are owned by Jill Biden, his wife of 37 years.

But the savings accounts are a different story.

According to the disclosure documents, the Bidens have five savings accounts, which fall into a larger range. Some amounted to less than $1,001, while others fell into the $50,001 - $100,000 category.

Four of the five accounts belong to the vice president's wife, while the final one has the classification "J" -- a joint account that belongs to both of them. This U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union account's holdings fall into the $1,001 - $15,000 range.

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http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2014/jun/24/joe-biden/biden-says-he-has-no-stocks-bonds-or-savings-accou/

[roguevalley]

7. he makes the secret service pay rent to live in the second house on his home estate.

I don't believe him. He has a full forty year plus pension from the gummit thats probably worth several million dollars and pays every month. If these two wankers want to do a poor off, then they can both go to hell now.

[Old Codger]

3. The Fact Is

As we have seen for all of the time Obama has been in office the president can do very little on his/her own. Without a majority in both houses the gridlock will remain. She will be obstructed in the same manner....

[Thinkingabout]

5. I find it difficult to where Hillary is a dilemma for the Democrats

I do see where she is a dilemma for the GOP. So far they have not put one person which beats Hillary in the polls. Hillary has made more than one accomplishment in her life so this bashing her for making big bucks of speeches is only ranting.

This is a list of some if her issues:

http://www.ontheissues.org/Hillary_Clinton.htm