Politifact: Hillary Clinton called for Wall Street reform in 2007.

[JaneyVee]

And besides voting yes on every Wall Street regulation, even sponsored her own bills: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/jul/15/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-says-she-called-wall-street-regula/

[jeff47]

1. Sorry, but this is outside the newly-defined window of positions.

Since her 2010 position on the TPP is now off-limits due to being "so long ago", then 2007 is definitely outside the window.

[artislife]

10. I think she cancelled it

by taking in money in 2008 and now.

[JaneyVee]

24. What?

[jeff47]

25. It's a joke about the selective use of Clinton's record

That some things are "ancient history", while some even older things are posted as showing what Clinton "really believes".

[modestybl]

26. Wall Street has no concerns over her campaign trail "populism"

They are confident that she doesn't mean a word of it... and most Americans feel the same way...

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/11/why-wall-street-loves-hillary-112782#ixzz3mUU19Tfb

[JaneyVee]

34. politico is a rightwing rag.

[modestybl]

47. And what makes you say that, and what does that have to do with the gist of the article?...

... HRC will say anything to get elected. She'll tack immediately back to Wall Street (she was on the board of directors for 6 years at Walmart ... this would be totally in character).

[HooptieWagon]

2. That's why Wall St banks and law firms are her biggest donors.

They know they're greedy SOBs, but just can't help themselves. So they're donating billions to Hillary to cure them of their addiction and put limits on how much they can steal.

[uponit7771]

4. Do you have a link and quote to this claim? tia

[TM99]

13. Why yes, I do.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-15/who-s-got-the-money-it-s-campaign-finance-filing-day

Two of her top aides are financial industry veterans Robert Hormats and Thomas Nides, who both worked with her at the State Department.

Let's add another article for some more clarification --

http://www.thestreet.com/story/13318381/1/how-hillary-clinton-s-finance-reforms-play-to-both-main-street-and-wall-street.html

[uponit7771]

14. thx

[George II]

19. So Robert Hormats and Thomas Nides contributed "billions" to her campaign?

Each can only contribute $2700.

[upaloopa]

6. Hillary has Billions from banks?

Wow I was so worried she might run out of money in the general. I feel better now.

[JaneyVee]

9. Her biggest donors are unions.

[George II]

21. As are Sanders' donors.

[George II]

18. No, they're not contributing to her campaign. Period!

[JaneyVee]

23. Her biggest donors are unions.

[tinyhowls]

50. Lol no they're not.

I'd love to see your source for this.

[uponit7771]

3. More proof its not about policy with Clinton, they just don't like her. I myself would like another

... Obama to fall in like with but I'd take someone who can be just as effective.

Sanders will be pointing out what he can do with executive powers here soon, following Clinton's lead

[OilemFirchen]

5. The replies thus far are completly unresponsive to this OP.

How weird.


ETA: When composing this reply, only two other replies had been made.

[daleanime]

8. You made a comment about the responses to the OP....

9 minutes after it was posted?

Sorry, but

[OilemFirchen]

12. Yes.

There were two. Neither was responsive.

What's your point?


ETA: Your post #7 makes three.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

17. I believe the other poster is insinuating that you're adding to what you're bemoaning. nt

[OilemFirchen]

20. If so, I believe the other poster is confused.

Pointing out non-responsive replies is absolutely in order.

[daleanime]

30. I'm not confused....

at least I don't think so....

[daleanime]

28. Na....

just needs a larger sample.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

29. Sorry, I should have seen that the first time around.

I didn't mean to misrepresent what you were saying.

Have a great weekend.

[daleanime]

31. No problem...

you too.

[daleanime]

27. Your pool of responses is too small.....

not every one is ready and waiting to reply.

[daleanime]

7. Yeahup, she's more then willing.....

To provide some extra 'incentives' to Wall Street.

[TM99]

11. Hillary Clinton's Wall Street Dilemma

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/12/politics/hillary-clinton-2016-wall-street/index.html

[William769]

15. HRC: My Plan to Prevent the Next Crash

Seven years after the financial crash, despite important new rules signed into law by President Barack Obama, there are risks in our financial system that could still cause another crisis. Banks have paid billions of dollars in fines, but few executives have been held personally accountable. “Too big to fail” is still too big a problem. Regulators don’t have all the tools and support they need to protect our economy. To prevent irresponsible behavior on Wall Street from ever again devastating Main Street, we need more accountability, tougher rules and stronger enforcement. I have a plan to build on the progress we’ve made under President Obama and do just that.

In the years before the crash, as financial firms piled risk upon risk, regulators in Washington either couldn’t or wouldn’t keep up. Top regulators under President George W. Bush posed for a picture literally taking a chain saw to banking rules. Before the crisis hit, as a senator from New York, I was alarmed by this gathering storm, and called for addressing the risks of derivatives, cracking down on abusive subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight. Unfortunately, the Bush administration and Republicans in Congress largely ignored calls for reform. The result cost 9 million Americans their jobs, drove 5 million families out of their homes and wiped out more than $13 trillion in household wealth.

Thanks to President Obama’s leadership and the determination and sacrifice of the American people, we’ve worked our way out of that ditch and put our economy on sounder footing. Now we have to keep going.

First, it’s time for more accountability on Wall Street. Stories of misconduct in the financial industry are shocking -- like HSBC allowing drug cartels to launder money or five major banks pleading guilty to felony charges for conspiring to manipulate currency exchange rates. This is criminal behavior, yet the individuals responsible often get off with limited consequences -- or none at all. I want to change that.

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-10-08/hillary-clinton-s-plan-to-prevent-the-next-crash

[sheshe2]

35. +1000~

[Live and Learn]

16. Of course she did. Is there any position on any issue she hasn't had?

Got to be a pretty short list.

[hrmjustin]

22. K&R!

[mcar]

32. K&R

For reality

[ismnotwasm]

33. Yes she did

And I'm proud and happy to cast my vote for a true progressive who actually can accomplish forward looking changes.

[sheshe2]

36. Thank you JaneyVee

K&R

[99Forever]

37. Really?

At the rate she flip/flops on almost every issue, who can keep track?

I'm pretty freakin' sure she's been on both sides of every issue, depending on which way the wind was blowing at that moment.

[JaneyVee]

38. Show me other candidates bills prior to 2007 regarding this.

[99Forever]

40. Not gonna play your move the goalpost bullshit.

Your post was about Clinton. Try to focus.

[JaneyVee]

41. Ok. Are you unhappy that she has been calling for and writing bills to regulate Wall St. since 2007?

I think this is something we can all agree on.

[99Forever]

42. Uh no.

I just detest lying liars, especially the pandering, self-serving political vermin variety. Flip-flopping is just another form of lying lies.

[JaneyVee]

44. You told me to stay on topic, so I did.

And the op is proving that not only isn't Hillary a lying liar, but she also didn't flip-flop.

[99Forever]

46. Yeah... sure...

Cool story bro.

We're done here, I live in reality. Not so sure where you live.

[mythology]

48. Did you really just say that Hillary Clinton is vermin? Wow

Classy on your part.

[99Forever]

49. Oh noez.

I'm so hurt you don't like me.

[Starry Messenger]

39. k&r

[kenn3d]

43. Hillary Clinton called for Wall Street reform in 2007 - Another perspective.

Hmmm, well... yes. She called for Wall Street reform in 2007. That's true. She was running for president back then, right? Her husband was president a decade earlier and actually set in motion many of the Wall Street reforms which ultimately got us into so much godamn trouble to begin with.

Sadly no such reform Hillary called for ever came to prevent the Wall Street meltdown in 2008, which nearly destroyed the global economy and did destroy the already precarious financial lives of millions of "everyday Americans". And in pulling the US economy back up out of the ashes, Obama saved the "too big to fail" banks, financial institutions, and corporations using taxpayers' money. But we can't blame Hillary for all that of course. In fact, let's make her Secretary of State. She did lose the election after all.

Since then Wall Street has recovered beyond quite nicely indeed thankyouverymuch, although that recovery has not really "trickled down" to most of those busted everyday American taxpayers. Many of whom lost their homes, their jobs, and their retirement savings, and now struggle to live on lower wages and/or part-time employment. Hillary came through it all ok though, so at least we don't need to worry about that.

But once again the signs of corporate greed and recklessness threaten to bring it all crashing down again. So now she's calling for Wall Street reform again in 2015. Hmmm... And just when it was really becoming obvious that Sen.Sanders was drawing huge crowds and rising fast in the polls, she gave her Manhattan economic platform speech on July 13, 2015, declaring that income and wealth inequality and raising the incomes of "everyday Americans" so they could live the middle-class life to be the "defining economic challenge of our time". Gee, doesn't that sound familiar? Hmmmm... yes.

Hillary Clinton's personal net worth is officially reported to be $31.2 million, and Bill Clinton's personal net worth is another $80 million. They are quintessential examples of the 1%, and powerful representatives of the oligarchic class that now rules our country. Nevermind the humbler roots she came from... she's achieving her "God given potential", and she is not looking back. Her recurring populist proclamations will not survive any given election she aspires to win, and they don't have to, because her only enduring core belief is that she should be president, just like her husband.

[JaneyVee]

45. Did you miss the part about her bringing bills to the floor also?

[JonLeibowitz]

51. As a Bernie Supporter...

...I am glad that Secretary Clinton is in favor of appropriate regulation of wall street. Bringing bills to the floor is a very good sign that she is leaning the right way on the issues.

I do support Bernie (in part) because I think he is more cynical and understanding of the great lengths Wall St. will do to avoid regulation. The donations to her campaign from many bankers also make me uneasy; what do they know that I don't about how to avoid her version of regulations so that they are supporting her? That is a question that bothers me, but it may well not bother you. That's fine.

However, I am glad she takes these positions; much better than how the GOP candidates would treat Wall St. bankers.

Good news no matter who wins the nomination we will have someone harsher (to varying degrees) on the excesses of the financial system than the Republicans.