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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 07:55 PM Jul 2015

Anyone who believes Americans aren't working hard enough hasn't met enough American workers.

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Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 20h20 hours ago
Anyone who believes Americans aren't working hard enough hasn't met enough American workers.
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Anyone who believes Americans aren't working hard enough hasn't met enough American workers. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 OP
@HillaryClinton has and will continue to fight for America's workers http://correctrecord riversedge Jul 2015 #1
It's CEO's and execs that haven't worked hard enough for them to justify their pay! cascadiance Jul 2015 #2
Jeb was born with a silver spoon in his mouth Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2015 #3
His idea of hard work is not using the cart at the golf course./nt DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #4
At least he doesn't have a dressage horse! Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2015 #5
That remark is a window into his soul as the 47% comment was a window into Romney's soul./nt DemocratSinceBirth Jul 2015 #6
KNR! Jeb is a buffoon. JaneyVee Jul 2015 #7
This graph cannot get too much exposure Salviati Jul 2015 #8
"He's a little late with that plan," said one astute observer. Baitball Blogger Jul 2015 #9

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
1. @HillaryClinton has and will continue to fight for America's workers http://correctrecord
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 08:03 PM
Jul 2015


I have posted this on another post also--but this fits here also.

PS--the webpage has some embedded links also




http://correctrecord.org/hillary-clinton-fighting-for-americas-workers/

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Correct The Record ?@CorrectRecord 3h3 hours ago

.@HillaryClinton has and will continue to fight for America's workers #HRC365 http://correctrecord.org/hillary-clinton-fighting-for-americas-workers/


Hillary Clinton: Fighting for America’s Workers


“This is the country where if you work hard, you can make it. And each generation is supposed to have it a little better than the one before.” – Hillary Clinton, 10/23/14




Opposing outsourcing.
Hillary Clinton called for eliminating “any tax break that promotes or rewards outsourcing,” and she suggested a plan to close those loopholes in the U.S. tax code. She also proposed a new tax credit called the Insourcing Markets Tax Credit to boost investment in communities across America hurt by international trade and technology. Hillary voted in support of legislation that discouraged outsourcing in the private sector, and she also voted to restrict federal agencies from outsourcing work.

Giving workers family and sick leave.
Hillary Clinton proposed a $1 billion per year innovation fund to encourage states to develop family leave and paid leave policies and repeatedly cosponsored legislation to provide seven paid sick days a year to American workers. President Obama called for similar actions in his 2015 State of the Union Address, noting that he would be “taking new action to help states adopt paid leave laws of their own” and calling on Congress to “Send me a bill that gives every worker in America the opportunity to earn seven days of paid sick leave.” Hillary also called for providing paid parental leave to all federal employees, an action President Obama has taken steps on with a recent Presidential Memorandum.

Spurring advanced manufacturing jobs. Hillary Clinton introduced bills to bring new manufacturing technology to small and medium-sized businesses. She called for doubling the funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnerships, public-private partnerships that help manufacturers, and proposed expanding them to focus on renewable energy. Hillary worked across the aisle to challenge the Bush Administration’s cuts to these partnerships and she also cofounded the bipartisan Senate Manufacturing Caucus.

Standing against unfair Chinese trade practices
. Hillary Clinton voted in support of authorizing action on Chinese imports if the Chinese government did not reform its currency practices. She also urged the U.S. International Trade Commission to crack down on Chinese metals sold in the U.S. at unfairly low prices, noting that if industrial companies “do not receive appropriate relief from the impact of unfair foreign trade practices, the situations for these companies, and for working men and women, will only grow worse.”.....more
 

cascadiance

(19,537 posts)
2. It's CEO's and execs that haven't worked hard enough for them to justify their pay!
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 08:19 PM
Jul 2015

Since they control how much they get paid in their own companies, it is now time for us to say that we need to fix that equation by taxing them more the way it worked before when they took much before FDR took over too.

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