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In reply to the discussion: Ahem, we can stop now with the latest Hillary outrage #regulationgate...... [View all]Half-Century Man
(5,279 posts)You don't use the leash you use on your toy poodle, to restrain your tiger.
Why can't any politician use a simple clarification?
Because she is employing a very old American political strategy, say things which can mean several things depending on who hears them.
To would be entrepreneurs: I'll help you
To existing small businesses: I'll protect you
To big business: I'll free you
To economists: More potential for growth
To small government advocates: Less control from above
The statement is too vague to be of real use. It can be expanded upon or retreated from with ease. It is just a political tool.
Judged by itself, an attempt to appeal to a wider range of voters is not a bad thing. Seen in the context of where that has taken the United States over the last 40 some odd years. For a great deal of the politically aware, the vagueness is unsatisfactory.