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cali

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Sun Jun 14, 2015, 12:12 AM Jun 2015

Hillary says she wants to make the economy work for the successful and the struggling [View all]

as if both are somehow on equal footing. the economy works too well for too many of the successful, although I suppose you could quibble about the meaning of the word successful.

She also said that republicans want to wipe out existing tough rules on Wall Street. Well, they certainly want to wipe out as many rules as they can, but the rules aren't tough now.

And incentives for businesses? Not a solution. We've been bribing the corporations for ages, with limited success. We need more stick and less carrot.



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Ooh! Incentives for businesses! Let's try it again. Surely it will work this time!! winter is coming Jun 2015 #1
+1 daleanime Jun 2015 #3
How does Hillary say she is going to make the economy successful for the struggling? daredtowork Jun 2015 #2
She has never gone through having to pay for child care...while trying to hold a job Jumpin Jack Flash Jun 2015 #4
Coincidentally I was just having this conversation with a pol. representative today daredtowork Jun 2015 #8
Not all businesses are giant corporations... JaneyVee Jun 2015 #5
Not all "small businesses" are mom-and-pop operations. winter is coming Jun 2015 #9
Most big business also starts out small. JaneyVee Jun 2015 #22
American Airlines Group is the company that owns American Airlines. jeff47 Jun 2015 #19
I'm reflecting four words now, cali... MrMickeysMom Jun 2015 #6
What sort of economy do you envision that would work for the struggling but NOT the successful? pnwmom Jun 2015 #7
the economy is, and has been working for the successful noiretextatique Jun 2015 #10
That doesn't answer my question. Hillary is being criticized because she wants the economy pnwmom Jun 2015 #13
i will pose a less third way bs question noiretextatique Jun 2015 #14
That's what the OP is criticizing Hillary for supporting. n/t pnwmom Jun 2015 #16
ok DonCoquixote Jun 2015 #27
Corporations are people, my friend. n/t RufusTFirefly Jun 2015 #11
+1000 so sick of triangulation noiretextatique Jun 2015 #12
Has Hillary ever suggested raising taxes on higher income earners? Enthusiast Jun 2015 #15
I'd like to hear an answer to that too! SoapBox Jun 2015 #17
I can't remember her once telling us how wrong trickle down tax policy has been. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #18
"We need more stick and less carrot." City Lights Jun 2015 #20
So how does she feel about Bill signing off on the repeal of GS which gave us the great recession? L0oniX Jun 2015 #21
She focused pretty strongly on small business. MineralMan Jun 2015 #23
The problem, Hill whatchamacallit Jun 2015 #24
More "trickle on" economic policy? As in *rich folks drink all the beer, and Zorra Jun 2015 #25
That is an odd interpretation of the statement. Evergreen Emerald Jun 2015 #26
That is an odd statement. Wilms Jun 2015 #28
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