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121. He more like Captain America if you ask me

Mon Jul 13, 2015, 03:54 PM

Jul 2015

So according to you Sen.Sanders an unrealistic candidate
And
Those who support Sen.Sanders should shut up and not voice our oppostion?

Can you imagine President Obama being told that he was an unrealistic candidate and him listening to the naysayers in the party lol

So big banks under a HRC presidency would still tbe too big to fail,no one would go to jail,and the tax payers would have to bail them out again

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Hillary Clinton Will Pledge Profit-Sharing Incentives to Boost Wages [View all] riversedge Jul 2015 OP

Good idea. n/t Wilms Jul 2015 #1

Profit sharing is usually an incentive in lieu of wage increases and are offered when productivity Snotcicles Jul 2015 #33

Precisely. This is more trickery from Hillary (nice try) that will only drive down wages per hours worked. InAbLuEsTaTe Jul 2015 #62

I wondered about unintended consequences... Wilms Jul 2015 #63

And profits can be easily finagled by executive bonuses, payouts, stock transactions, etc. erronis Jul 2015 #77

Correct. They_Live Jul 2015 #113

If she were smart, she would be proposing "pension protection guarantees" and Snotcicles Jul 2015 #82

Profit sharing in a company builds a team effort to motivate employees not only for the companies still_one Jul 2015 #85

I have seen contracts where during times when things were tough Snotcicles Jul 2015 #93

OK, junkies... after 'expenses' and 'personal use,' be sure to share the remainder of your stash... dogknob Jul 2015 #118

It's an excuse to keep wages low Warpy Jul 2015 #130

If they really want their employees to have a stake in the company than change to employee owned. nt Snotcicles Jul 2015 #133

Wages are a business expense. Delmette Jul 2015 #141

Yes, which is why they've shipped the good jobs overseas Warpy Jul 2015 #144

You're right. Delmette Jul 2015 #146

Depends on how she proposes to "encourage" businesses to go along. My guess is that rhett o rick Jul 2015 #136

In other words, she thinks we should boost productivity, too. malthaussen Jul 2015 #2

More palatable for her rich donors? Tea Potty Jul 2015 #4

Nothing wrong with riversedge Jul 2015 #7

Plenty wrong with increasing productivity. malthaussen Jul 2015 #8

+1 daleanime Jul 2015 #31

Does she stand for workers being treated with dignity and liveable wages? BeanMusical Jul 2015 #60

When will we be compensated for the 75% jump in worker Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #105

Wait.... Adrahil Jul 2015 #45

Depends on what this is - not enough detail yet to know. karynnj Jul 2015 #67

For sure we need details. Adrahil Jul 2015 #84

At my company JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #79

Great ideas! Send this to Hillary! Adrahil Jul 2015 #83

I think I'll send it to O'Malley instead JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #87

Hey, send it to whoever! :). nt Adrahil Jul 2015 #89

It SHOULD be a part of our platform JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #94

Excellent idea! nt Adrahil Jul 2015 #97

How about just raising the minimum wage to $15. per Hour? PeoViejo Jul 2015 #3

Agreed. bvf Jul 2015 #10

She's recommending that too mcar Jul 2015 #23

Wrong Tea Potty Jul 2015 #152

She's supported raising it for years. NYC Liberal Jul 2015 #27

Then,consider what happened in Honduras PeoViejo Jul 2015 #140

This is an "and" not an "or" Adrahil Jul 2015 #47

It will be interesting to see the details -- one form of this already exists as ESOP accounts karynnj Jul 2015 #5

Yes, "the devil is in the details". Will this just end up being a way for everyone to subsidize PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #20

ah, as I guess one could say is the case with ESOPs, where there was a tax incentive to do it, karynnj Jul 2015 #65

Let's make it retro active SamKnause Jul 2015 #6

Native Americans may want to go back 400 years! n/t cosmicone Jul 2015 #9

To "encourage" corporate profit-sharing? SmittynMo Jul 2015 #11

tax incentives OKNancy Jul 2015 #12

Reminds my of Tevye in 'Fiddler on the Roof': jonno99 Jul 2015 #32

If you were a corporation and could save $10 in taxes by paying an employee $1 extra... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #21

What if you have 11 employees? Seriously, this needs real details before we can discuss it peacebird Jul 2015 #128

Exactly. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #129

Remember "Trickle Down?" KansDem Jul 2015 #41

Yes, but this is not "supply side fantasy" Adrahil Jul 2015 #49

The benefit is a return on investment... Lancero Jul 2015 #55

Many relatively smart people rock Jul 2015 #108

The DLC version of trickle-down economics (eom) mak3cats Jul 2015 #13

^^ THIS ^^ CharlotteVale Jul 2015 #74

B-I-N-G-O! - n/t mazzarro Jul 2015 #137

sounds to me- ruffburr Jul 2015 #14

While technically this might be LBN, it's not news. leveymg Jul 2015 #15

It is another corporate tax break aintitfunny Jul 2015 #16

Kick & Recommended. William769 Jul 2015 #17

She sure is trying to sound progressive lately. DamnYankeeInHouston Jul 2015 #18

She wants us all to be little capitalists. Beauregard Jul 2015 #19

As a Bernie supporter I'll wait to pass judgement 'till I hear some details groundloop Jul 2015 #22

LOL!! My company has profit sharing and it means very little. Dawgs Jul 2015 #24

Doesn't walmart donnasgirl Jul 2015 #25

Do what? Profit Sharing? Dawgs Jul 2015 #35

Yes. Lars39 Jul 2015 #39

The reason i asked donnasgirl Jul 2015 #52

It's been years since I worked there, but iirc, part-timers weren't allowed in the profit sharing Lars39 Jul 2015 #56

Thank you for that information, donnasgirl Jul 2015 #59

Hope it helps! :-) Lars39 Jul 2015 #61

NT ibewlu606 Jul 2015 #26

That link is a consulting company. It is not offering any rules. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #42

Last year our profit sharing check was bupkiss - and the rules were changed hedgehog Jul 2015 #53

You're making Hillary's point. Companies need incentives to share profits with employees. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #115

This year the incentive is that some key players will walk if it ever happens again. hedgehog Jul 2015 #142

Lol change in tax code aka CTBlueboy Jul 2015 #28

Tax cuts for corporations fbc Jul 2015 #34

Who else likes giving tax breaks? BrotherIvan Jul 2015 #149

So her priority is corporate profits then Man from Pickens Jul 2015 #29

Wow shenmue Jul 2015 #64

It's an inborn talent Man from Pickens Jul 2015 #68

No way no Earth this is going to work. We KNOW that. closeupready Jul 2015 #30

Sigh. Nice idea, won't help much. n/t Avalux Jul 2015 #36

Hillary Clinton, "I'll give all workers $1 million each" cosmicone Jul 2015 #37

Chuckle. But here is a riversedge Jul 2015 #38

I know, right? Oh the butthurt! SunSeeker Jul 2015 #46

Wow! She said that? frylock Jul 2015 #57

Irag war vote silenttigersong Jul 2015 #88

She DID NOT vote for the Iraq war cosmicone Jul 2015 #100

Listen she is your candidate silenttigersong Jul 2015 #111

Her silenttigersong Jul 2015 #114

She got it wrong, and she got Patriot Act wrong too. London Lover Man Jul 2015 #147

Opinions are dime a dozen cosmicone Jul 2015 #148

"Workers are getting raped by corporations. So I'm going to encourage corporations to help them." Proud Public Servant Jul 2015 #40

Ya! But Bernie will convince them to support his agenda, amiright? nt Adrahil Jul 2015 #51

LOL! n/t cosmicone Jul 2015 #72

"Hillary - Because Corporations Can't Be Defeated, Only Deferred To" Proud Public Servant Jul 2015 #73

I see you cleverly avoided the issue... Adrahil Jul 2015 #78

To my mind, teh great distinction between Proud Public Servant Jul 2015 #106

+1000% ! mazzarro Jul 2015 #138

Brilliant!! Dawgs Jul 2015 #150

Talk is cheap ... Bernie is playing people with talk cosmicone Jul 2015 #153

Sounds good to me. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #43

LOL-what about the big corporations that currently pay little or no taxes? jalan48 Jul 2015 #44

Yup. And no corporations have clever accountants Proud Public Servant Jul 2015 #50

The idea is akin to the trickle-down of the regan era mazzarro Jul 2015 #139

Some taxes credits are 'refundable'. Some corporations actually pay negative taxes... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #70

Cool. So if we give them even more money they will give some of it back? jalan48 Jul 2015 #76

What about bringing back pensions? And protecting them from d_legendary1 Jul 2015 #48

Although I whole heartedly agree with you, SmittynMo Jul 2015 #66

The place I work for offers a pension along with a 401 (k) d_legendary1 Jul 2015 #109

Frosting silenttigersong Jul 2015 #54

Ah! BeanMusical Jul 2015 #58

Many years ago, Thespian2 Jul 2015 #69

That's the rub here - workers will need to trust corporations closeupready Jul 2015 #96

So for every million the rich make off us... we get what an extra $0.35? Fearless Jul 2015 #71

We'd have to see the numbers, of course... Adrahil Jul 2015 #80

Late to the table, but welcome Android3.14 Jul 2015 #75

That would require another tax cut for business......and Bonhomme Richard Jul 2015 #81

Here's the thing.... Adrahil Jul 2015 #110

"Deficits don't matter" - Dick Chaney taught us that. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #116

Well.... I hope she's got something else! HenryWallace Jul 2015 #86

There is nothing wrong with profit sharing. As Rachel said several months ago, if Hillary had the still_one Jul 2015 #90

And if Hillary proposed more tax cuts for corporations so that profits would trickle down.. frylock Jul 2015 #91

Yes nothing wrong with it certainly, but the question is what are the "incentives" offered PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #99

That is a valid question. Not every corporation is evil. Employees at Costco and still_one Jul 2015 #102

so these "encouraging" tax incentives restorefreedom Jul 2015 #92

1. How do you determine profit? 2. Profit is not always related to worker effort. CanadaexPat Jul 2015 #95

Can interns benefit from profit sharing? L0oniX Jul 2015 #98

Probably not still_one Jul 2015 #104

Maybe she should pay her help so they can share the profit. L0oniX Jul 2015 #107

oh look CTBlueboy Jul 2015 #101

Bernie will reinstate it by convincing the republican congress right? RIGHT? n/t cosmicone Jul 2015 #112

So give up huh CTBlueboy Jul 2015 #117

I asked a simple question. cosmicone Jul 2015 #119

He more like Captain America if you ask me CTBlueboy Jul 2015 #121

I don't think Bernie is unrealistic -- his supporters are cosmicone Jul 2015 #123

May the best candidate win :) CTBlueboy Jul 2015 #124

Well THIS is the most Truth I've seen yet as to the reality of the banking system. misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #125

she doesn.t have to promise a magic wand restorefreedom Jul 2015 #135

Post #106 says it best Dawgs Jul 2015 #151

Who says we're not trying to change the House too? That's a strawman argument. arcane1 Jul 2015 #126

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jul 2015 #103

She's got the right idea but to me this is a bit too weak hollowdweller Jul 2015 #120

Pay raises almost a sure thing this year douggg Jul 2015 #122

Details please. What percentage of profit is to be shared? Do we know the company that gets peacebird Jul 2015 #127

Sounds like lower wages + tips. HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #131

Consumerism and Inflation will be the result bucolic_frolic Jul 2015 #132

I think profit sharing is just an excuse bigwillq Jul 2015 #134

You want incentives to businesses? Tell them they get no tax breaks at all cstanleytech Jul 2015 #143

I prefer employee stock purchase programs madville Jul 2015 #145