2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton Received a Massive Donation from Walmart Heiress
Hillary Clintons campaign finance records show the wealthy Walmart heiress, Alice Walton, donated $353,400 to Clintons Victory Fund. The six-figure donation contrasts Clintons campaign messaging as a workers ally. Walmart stands out for its oppressive labor practices and corporate greed behavior. Before that Alice Walton contributed $25,000 to the Ready for Hillary political action committee.
The former first lady and secretary of state has been endorsed by multiple labor unions including Service Employees International Union (SEIU), American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and the National Education Association (NEA).
One of the greatest issues of the coming election for president of the United States and perhaps the most burning issue for progressives in this nation is the involvement of corporate money and how it corrupts the system, the Daily Kos said in a January article titled "Hillary, Walmart and the Revolving Door.
Unlike many other elected officials, Clinton has refused to publicly denounce Walmart over the companys pay scale and anti-union policies. She gave her critics ammunition when campaign treasurer Jose Villarreal attended a fundraiser discussion and dinner hosted by Ivan Zapien, Walmart's vice president of corporate affairs in Mexico. Zapien, who previously served as the companys top lobbyist in Washington, maxed out in personal contributions to Clinton's campaign last year.
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http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/alice-walton-donated-353400-clintons-victory-fund
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)of wealthy people give the money away.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)TheSarcastinator
(854 posts)Cognitive Dissonance is Hillary-ous!
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)to squash this $15 min. wage talk by starting negotiations at $12 and negotiating down to (what did she get the Haitians down to again? That amount).
Ash_F
(5,861 posts)Last edited Mon Apr 11, 2016, 06:36 PM - Edit history (1)
Right back down from 0.62 cents per hour to where is was!
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)to lower the Federal Min. wage to her (proven to be preferred by her) number - $0.31 per hour.
jfern
(5,204 posts)Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)Jarqui
(10,130 posts)and tried to get amendments passed to make it tolerable (but they wouldn't even vote on them) Hillary voted for the legislation.
Hillary is a past board member of Walmart and buddies with the Waltons (Owners)
Walmart was pushing that legislation in 2007 ... so it could hire workers below minimum wage to replace workers being paid minimum wage. It's in the Senate record because Bernie brought it up.
EDIT: here's Sanders 2007 press release on it
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-immigration-bill-hurts-workers
So in the Nevada primary, Hillary's latino hit squad lies about Sanders position on this vote and on immigration likening him to Steve King (one of the worst if not the worst on immigration in congress - when Sanders has one of the best or better records on immigration).
And Hillary continues to tell you all this money doesn't buy her vote - which is just another daily Clinton lie.
amborin
(16,631 posts)The Straits Times (Singapore)
May 7, 2012 Monday
Retail reforms on Clinton's agenda in India trip;
Diplomat set to discuss entry of foreign chains with West Bengal leader
Nirmala Ganapathy, India Correspondent
NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a three-day visit to India, will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who blocked the entry of foreign chains like Walmart to protect the nation's small shopkeepers.
Today's meeting in Kolkata, which is Mrs Clinton's first stop, reflects the growing importance of regional leaders, who are increasingly having a say in national politics in India. Retail reforms are expected to be on the agenda.
Ms Banerjee heads the Trinamul Congress, the ruling Congress party's key ally.
Professor Chintamani Mahapatra, chairman of the Centre for Canadian, US and Latin American Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, said:
'Mamata Banerjee is a political heavyweight in the Congress-led government, which is why Mrs Clinton will try to convince her it is in the interests of the United States and India to have lenient views on Walmart.
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gnirmala@sph.com.sg
azmom
(5,208 posts)What a fucking fraud.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)to Democratic nominee for President, Democratic National Committee, and several state Democratic parties.
Her money pays for the same stuff as anyone else's does.