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In reply to the discussion: The inevitable Hillary will lead to President Rand Paul. [View all]Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)I have read the same similar positions on the Libertarian site. If you think for one second Paul will be elected without big funds from corporations and wall street you might want to check the history on campaign contributions in the past few years. It takes big bucks to run a state campaign, Elizabeth Warren spent $42 million dollars in a state campaign, and as she readily admits she took donations from corporations. Multiply this amount by 50 states. Can you think of an individual who can supply the funds needed for a campaign?
Here is Hillary on Corporations
Hillary Clinton on Corporations
Click here for 22 full quotes on Corporations OR background on Corporations. Take back $55B in Bushs industry give-aways. (Apr 2008)
FactCheck: Pushed Wal-Mart for women managers & environment. (Jan 2008)
World Bank should impose rules on sovereign wealth funds. (Jan 2008)
Bush defanged the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Dec 2007)
FactCheck: Yes, Bush shrunk CPSC; but it shrank before Bush. (Dec 2007)
Outraged at CEO compensation. (Oct 2007)
Stop bankruptcies to get rid of pension responsibilities. (Aug 2007)
Enough with corporate welfare; enough with golden parachutes. (Jun 2007)
Close lobbyists revolving door; end no-bid contracts. (Jun 2007)
1976 Rose Law: Fought for industry against electric rate cut. (Jun 2007)
Corporate lawyer at Rose Law while Bill was Attorney General. (Jun 2007)
Corporate elite treat working-class America as invisible. (Apr 2007)
Companies get rewarded with hard-working people left hanging. (Mar 2007)
1980s: Loved Wal-Mart's "Buy America" program. (Jun 2004)
1970s: Potential conflict of interest when GM sued Arkansas. (Nov 1997)
1970s: Potential conflict of interest when GM sued AR. (Nov 1997)
Businesses play social role in US; govt oversight required. (Sep 1996)
Family-friendly work policies are good for business. (Sep 1996)
Serving on boards provides ties but requires defending too. (Aug 1993)
Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
Rated 35% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)
Source
http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/hillary_clinton.htm
Rand Paul on Corporations
Cut corporate tax in half to create millions of jobs. (Feb 2013)
Punishing the rich means the poor lose their jobs. (Aug 2012)
Obama's "You didn't build that" insults American workers. (Aug 2012)
Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business. (Mar 2012)
Rated 14% by UFCW, indicating a pro-management voting record. (May 2012)
Source
http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Rand_Paul.htm
The facts speaks for themselves.