Mon May 9, 2016, 07:52 AM

Human101948 (3,457 posts)

Where is Hillary's detailed plan to "increase opportunity and decrease inequality?"

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Where is Hillary's detailed plan to "increase opportunity and decrease inequality?" (Original post)	Human101948	May 2016	OP
Easiest question of the morning, here is the link	Thinkingabout	May 2016	#1
I see a lot of generalities, no details...	Human101948	May 2016	#5
Well, sure: the only candidate with any specifics at all dropped out after Iowa	Recursion	May 2016	#7
There are links to more details and white papers throughout.	Sparkly	May 2016	#8
You must not have read beyond the top bullets. Plenty of details...nt	Jitter65	May 2016	#11
I love the 15% profit sharing for employees. As profits rise so will income for employees and not	Jitter65	May 2016	#10
Nothing about making changes to our trade policies.	RDANGELO	May 2016	#2
In other words, status quo. In a wave anti-establishment, change election, she thinks	silvershadow	May 2016	#4
The biggest one she's pushed has been a provision to make it more attractive for companies	Recursion	May 2016	#3
Another "feel good" proposal with no teeth...	Human101948	May 2016	#6
That's why we're peons-we get peed on.	hobbit709	May 2016	#9

Response to Human101948 (Original post)

Mon May 9, 2016, 08:03 AM

Thinkingabout (30,058 posts)

1. Easiest question of the morning, here is the link

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/

On economics
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/plan-raise-american-incomes/

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Response to Thinkingabout (Reply #1)

Mon May 9, 2016, 09:49 AM

Human101948 (3,457 posts)

5. I see a lot of generalities, no details...

"Cut red tape"
"Expand access to capital"
"Boost public investment"

No details.

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Response to Human101948 (Reply #5)

Tue May 10, 2016, 08:21 AM

Recursion (56,566 posts)

7. Well, sure: the only candidate with any specifics at all dropped out after Iowa

I do miss that guy...

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Response to Human101948 (Reply #5)

Tue May 10, 2016, 08:43 AM

Sparkly (24,108 posts)

8. There are links to more details and white papers throughout.

You'll also see "Issues" categories including Manufacturing, Labor, Workforce, Small Business, etc. etc.

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Response to Human101948 (Reply #5)

Tue May 10, 2016, 08:54 AM

Jitter65 (3,089 posts)

11. You must not have read beyond the top bullets. Plenty of details...nt

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Response to Thinkingabout (Reply #1)

Tue May 10, 2016, 08:53 AM

Jitter65 (3,089 posts)

10. I love the 15% profit sharing for employees. As profits rise so will income for employees and not

be based on wages alone. This is a great plan!! She ought to put it more out in front. It does not cost companies a thing to initiate. The employees become stock holders and wealth is spread around.

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Response to Human101948 (Original post)

Mon May 9, 2016, 08:19 AM

RDANGELO (3,325 posts)

2. Nothing about making changes to our trade policies.

Nothing about protecting American workers with our trade policies. Nothing about TTP , although she is right now publicly against it.

You can't make substantial gains in income inequality without making big changes in our trade policies.

We continue to run huge trade deficits , especially with China.

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Response to RDANGELO (Reply #2)

Mon May 9, 2016, 08:39 AM

silvershadow (10,336 posts)

4. In other words, status quo. In a wave anti-establishment, change election, she thinks

that's a winner, because- wait for it-... http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017368283

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Response to Human101948 (Original post)

Mon May 9, 2016, 08:20 AM

Recursion (56,566 posts)

3. The biggest one she's pushed has been a provision to make it more attractive for companies

to give equity to their employees. Great idea, and for that matter the only technically "socialist" part of anybody's platform...

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Response to Recursion (Reply #3)

Mon May 9, 2016, 09:55 AM

Human101948 (3,457 posts)

6. Another "feel good" proposal with no teeth...

The only way you can get companies to give equity away is to ensure that the execs are able to enrich themselves tenfold in the process.

Just like the 401Ks were touted as a way for the average worker to manage their retirement funds and were actually most beneficial to top executives while freeing companies of any pension obligations--

High income employees receive the majority of the tax benefits of 401(k)s, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. The analysis found that 401(k) tax benefits accrue primarily to highly paid employees and do relatively little to help lower income workers save for retirement.

Only about half of the private sector workforce has access to any type of retirement benefits at work, with low income workers being the least likely to be offered the opportunity to participate.
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/planning-to-retire/2011/05/03/gao-401ks-primarily-benefit-the-wealthy

Result, most peons ended up with very little for their "golden years."

Where is Hillary's detailed plan to "increase opportunity and decrease inequality?"

1. Easiest question of the morning, here is the link

5. I see a lot of generalities, no details...

7. Well, sure: the only candidate with any specifics at all dropped out after Iowa

8. There are links to more details and white papers throughout.

11. You must not have read beyond the top bullets. Plenty of details...nt

10. I love the 15% profit sharing for employees. As profits rise so will income for employees and not

2. Nothing about making changes to our trade policies.

4. In other words, status quo. In a wave anti-establishment, change election, she thinks

3. The biggest one she's pushed has been a provision to make it more attractive for companies

6. Another "feel good" proposal with no teeth...

9. That's why we're peons-we get peed on.