The big lie: "Hillary is an economic conservative." [View all]
I believe this lie is at the heart of the GOP's attempt to get the left to attack Hillary. It's a strange lie, because it has utterly no foundation in reality. As far as I can tell, it is based on a picture of her standing next to Lloyd Blankfein at some event.
Her actual record (not her photo-op record) is very clear. On taxes, she opposed the Bush tax cuts, opposed cutting the top capital gains and dividend rates, opposed cutting estate taxes, advocated for higher taxes on the wealthy. This is why she gets horrible ratings from people like Americans for Tax Reform and strong ratings from groups like Citizens for Tax Justice.
On free trade agreements, from her criticism of NAFTA, her vote against CAFTA, and her work to improve TPP, she's made it abundantly clear that free trade agreements need to place enforceable labor and environmental protections front and center, which is why free market fundamentalists like the Cato institute consistently place her at the bottom of their free trader rankings.
She supports raising the minimum wage, and to the chagrin of Republicans who would like to pretend that this is a "new" position, she's been in favor of it throughout her political career, including sponsoring bills to that effect in the senate. She's supported equal pay, and numerous worker's protection bills on issues like sick leave and overtime. She's also been a consistent advocate for federal support for education, ranging from pre-school to student loan reform.
ETA: Hillary's record on economic progressivism is so extensive that inevitably one OP will never do it justice. However, it would be wrong to forget all the work she has done on safety net issues, including of course healthcare, but also, as JaneyVee pointed out, being a tireless advocate for Social Security, which has gained her a 100% rating from ARA.
One of the many reasons that Bernie Sanders, who also has a great record on economic issues, likes and respects Hillary is that they have been fighting the same fight for a long time, including many cosponsored bills on economic issues.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/910/cosponsors
https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/1823/cosponsors
https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/181/cosponsors
https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/182/cosponsors
https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/3223/cosponsors
He knows her record. Some of his supporters, unfortunately, seem to have forgotten it, or else are being swayed by GOP propaganda. Let's work to restore the truth: Hillary is and has always been an economic progressive.
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