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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHillary Clinton in Iowa: I Want To Be A Small Business President
http://blog.4president.org/2016/2015/05/hillary-clinton-in-iowa-i-want-to-be-a-small-business-president.htmlAt a roundtable with small business owners in a bike shop in Cedar Falls today, Hillary Clinton discussed the groundwork for her plan to alleviate the burdens of starting and running small businesses in America. Clintons focus on small businesses will continue to be a crucial component of her fight to help families get ahead and stay ahead.
Clinton outlined four key elements of the plan: cutting red tape for small businesses and entrepreneurs, expanding access to capital, simplifying taxes and implementing tax relief for small businesses, and expanding access to new markets.
Specifically, Clinton focused today on providing relief to community banks that are being squeezed by regulations that dont make sense for their size and mission and doing it without harming consumers. She also criticized Republican proposals that would roll back critical protections for Americans against the excesses of Wall Streets biggest banks.
A transcript of her remarks is included below:
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)MineralMan
(146,288 posts)Can you explain? The two are talking about completely different things.
There's no conflict in this. The subjects are different. Did you read Clinton's actual remarks? She was talking exclusively about small businesses. Sanders was talking about huge corporations. Let's compare similar things, OK?
Your post is completely off this topic.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)Bernie's List. My mind took a leap from one to the other and made the connection. (I'm still undecided, but leaning now.)
Words and what's on the record ... before or after ... are often two or three different positions. Bernie takes names and numbers. Hillary nuances everything up and has not spoken much to these issues...that I've noticed, anyway, until Bernie and Elizabeth started shaking the Progressives awake and getting press. Also, note the venue ... I doubt she charged them her "usual speaking fee".
I see her as a Hillary Come Lately or Me Too...way too much. At least she's been listening, but the wet finger in the air positions aren't impressive...or lasting, IMO
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)I'm a big fan of Senator Sanders. I see nothing connecting his remarks to Clinton's remarks. Different subjects altogether. I'm sure he's in favor of helping small businesses, too. But that's not what he was talking about. I tend to compare like with like.
Good luck to you.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)she's talking to the victims of her friend's banking practices, with a grand plan. Trust her, she's going to tell her friends to play nice, once she's President.
Also, what's becoming a DU disclaimer...I'll vote for the Democratic candidate whoever that is.
hfojvt
(37,573 posts)who didn't pay lip service to small business?
Funny thing is, in the definition of "small" it includes a whole lot of large businesses.
And Hillary, as usual, carried the Norquist anti-tax message.
"Second, we need to simplify tax filing and provide targeted credits and deductions for small businesses, "
When I close my eyes, that sounds like Sam Brownback talking. Why he completely eliminated taxes for small businesses in Kansas.
Happened to give much of the money to rich people when he did it, but I am sure that was just an accident. I am not a betting man, but if I was, I would bet that when all is said and done, Hillary's proposals on that will mostly benefit rich people too.
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)From the year 2000
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)I would set it up where if they hire the unemployed or first time workers and provide training they get a tax credit.
Nay
(12,051 posts)rotating workers in and out so they can get money for 'new workers.' They get money for training that often isn't carried out or is very superficial. They get to pay reduced wages (taxpayers pick up the rest) and then get to fire the person when 'they didn't work out.' It's an elaborate giveaway to businesses that, often as not, are not small business.
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)How many will take the time to read it? I have no idea.
MaggieD
(7,393 posts)About time a candidate stood up for small businesses. Bravo! And she is exactly right about the changes that need to be made.
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)of that caused me to avoid doing many things, including hiring people. I kept my businesses to what I could do by myself. There was no chance to borrow for those businesses. I had to beg just to get a merchant account so I could accept credit card payments. My bank, Wells Fargo, actually laughed at me when I asked about that subject.
So, I stayed a one-person business for each of them. Growing was not really possible, since I would have had to spend more time dealing with paperwork than business.
MaggieD
(7,393 posts)It is hard given all the regulations. I managed to do it, but it was a lot of hassle. Politicians that say they are pro-business almost always end up being pro BIG business. Nice to hear at least one of them say they understand what needs to be done to help SMALL businesses. My congress person is that way too, and I really appreciate her for that. Trouble is nothing gets through congress these days.
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)My decision to stay small, with just myself involved, was based on how much time I'd have to spend doing paperwork, rather than actually doing business. I decided that I'd be happier just working for myself, doing all of the tasks required. That worked OK, but I could have grown, had I been willing to take on the additional hassles.
My decision was not to do that. I'm probably a happier person for it, but not as well-off as I might have been had I actually worked to grow the businesses. If, instead of bootstrapping them all, I might have borrowed capital to grow. That would have been necessary, since the small scale limited what was feasible.
Oh, well. I did what I did, and made the decisions I made. Too late to rethink things now.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)Became a single-owner LLC & occasionally paid a Masters-level guy with lots of experience to function as my psychometrician for a few hours now & then on demand, as an independent contractor. I would send him out to jails or wherever to do the psych testing before I met with the examinees. I could never have afforded an actual hourly employee, nor kept one busy. After a few occasions of overloading myself with work, I learned to keep it at a comfortable level. I didn't get rich, but I never intended to.
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)every ten years or so, completely different from the previous one. I'd piggy back it on the other business, and then switch to it and let the other one go. It was interesting, because I learned something new each time. All along, though, my magazine writing continued, providing a reliable cushion. It was fun, interesting and kept me on my toes and learning constantly. No riches, though.
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)And then dug myself in deeper.
The one thing I can say is that at one time or another, I filled most of the roles available to a psychologist--academic researcher, hospital practice, supervised a number of outpatient clinics, outpatient assessment & therapy, chief regional psychologist in Corrections, and the last 8 years in a private criminal forensic practice.
I walked away from it all at the end of this past January & am having no problem keeping myself occupied.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)it hurts them they tend to support R economics. Or at least that is the way it used to be.
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)and have known many others. Most were Democrats. Besides, small businesses don't vote. People vote. Small business owners vote. Their employees vote. Your statement is, I think, too general. Some small business owners for for Republicans. Others vote for Democrats. General statements without qualifiers are pretty much usually incorrect. You'll find many small business owners right here on DU.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)is.
MaggieD
(7,393 posts)Small business owners are just as apt to vote D as they are R. I do business to business consulting (all small businesses) and my clientele is pretty equally mixed when it comes to which party they prefer.
Heck, she might even attract some typically R small business owners since no other candidate is talking about how to help small businesses.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)And Walmart, of which she was once on the board?
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)MineralMan
(146,288 posts)Did you read her remarks?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)She is addressing the concerns of traditional Democratic constituencies while trying to reach new ones, all while the Republicans are flailing away.
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)She's talking to small business people today.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)And that errr, Iraqi was or wasn't a mistake? And, its all Obama's fault! Further, Benghazi, E-Mail Gate and HRC's secret ancestral beginnings while being a women.
The end of times!
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)We could have expected her to say exactly that.
MaggieD
(7,393 posts)About the steps that she would take. If she was just blowing smoke I can't see why she would be that specific.
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)cutting red tape for small businesses and entrepreneurs - Get government bureaucrats off my back!
expanding access to capital - I like this one, I think
simplifying taxes and implementing tax relief for small businesses - tax cuts? tax relief?
expanding access to new market - Guess that clears up her TPP stance
Idea sounds great, but the language of the solutions is too libertarian for my taste
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Doesn't it make sense to make it as easy for him or her as possible?
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)JanMichael
(24,885 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)My old man had a ninth grade education. He was for all intents emancipated at fifteen years old...Later in his life he opened up a candy store...I'm glad entry wasn't unnecessary burdensome.
JanMichael
(24,885 posts)JonLP24
(29,322 posts)is very difficult when starting a small business. I wouldn't mind sensible solutions but I know someone who started an auto glass business and it wasn't easy starting up and keeping it difficult for entrepreneurs just creates more of a monopoly for the bigger businesses. That said, I support Sanders too.
JanMichael
(24,885 posts)...sure circuits and breakers are safe.
I agree the language is lousy.
randys1
(16,286 posts)big business can continue to own everything, like Walmart.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)One_Life_To_Give
(6,036 posts)If you are like me I think of small business as fewer than 20 employees. A Mom and Pop convenience store for example. 500 employees is not big nor is it small. Their problems IMO are distinctly different from a place with 5 employees though.
Note numbers taken from US Small Business Administration
moondust
(19,979 posts)Can really relate to small business.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)Response to brooklynite (Original post)
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hootinholler
(26,449 posts)She's got the business part. I don't know how she's going to get smaller or be president.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)She going to be president by kicking her Republicant opponent's ass seven fucking ways to Sunday, that's how...
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Here's the charity I want my donation to go to:
http://sabancommunityclinic.org/
Game
Set
Match
* I don't have much money at all but i will start saving now just in case...
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)Oh, and about the game set match thing?
Bull
Fucking
Shit
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Find an interlocutor who walks around with a "kick me " sign on his ass...I don't walk around with one in real life and sure as Hell aren't going to walk around with one on the "internets"
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)I don't play well with bullying tactics.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)I don't play well with passive aggressive tactics.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)It is very hard to start a business and the owners makes great sacrifices to get the business off the ground. To give assistance to the small businesses to get going by making funding available without a lot of red tape would be great.