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still_one

(92,422 posts)
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 01:37 PM Jul 2015

Hillary Clinton to take on corporate culture in economic speech

New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton will use her second economic speech as a presidential candidate to ask businesses to "break free from the tyranny of today's earnings report" and instead take the long view on growth and corporate culture.

Progressives are hungry to see Clinton take on Wall Street, but according to Clinton's aides and a preview of the speech, Friday's event at New York University will not be chock full of the Wall Street red meat that liberals are pining for.

Instead, Clinton will outline a series of policy proposals that she hopes will rebuild "a connection between companies and their workers, so that workers are seen as assets rather than costs," an aide said on Thursday night.

Clinton will specifically knock companies for their "focus on short-term profits rather than long-term investment."

"She will say American business needs to break free from the 'tyranny of today's earnings report' so they can build tomorrow's prosperity in a way that drives income growth for everyday Americans," the aide said.


http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/24/politics/hillary-clinton-economic-speech-2016-new-york/

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Hillary Clinton to take on corporate culture in economic speech (Original Post) still_one Jul 2015 OP
. AtomicKitten Jul 2015 #1
It is NOT meant to be flame bait, but to hopefully discuss the pros and cons of the specifics still_one Jul 2015 #3
She has chosen not to say this all these years ... Trajan Jul 2015 #2
She addressed this back in '07 as well. JaneyVee Jul 2015 #10
she's the right person, to stand up to the corporatists nt HFRN Jul 2015 #4
Based on what? Her years of kow-towing to their interests? nt el_bryanto Jul 2015 #9
In other words, long on platitudes and devoid of specifics tularetom Jul 2015 #5
+1 CharlotteVale Jul 2015 #14
Hillary is a liar... Can't believe anything she says Sheepshank Jul 2015 #16
This crap is why Hillary is a poser whatchamacallit Jul 2015 #6
"break free from the tyranny of today's earnings report" virtualobserver Jul 2015 #7
KNR! Some great policy proposals this week. JaneyVee Jul 2015 #8
Lol! whatchamacallit Jul 2015 #11
Are you listening to her speech or no? JaneyVee Jul 2015 #13
And then will she turn right around ibegurpard Jul 2015 #12
We'll take an inch that didn't exist before. mmonk Jul 2015 #15
 

Trajan

(19,089 posts)
2. She has chosen not to say this all these years ...
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 01:42 PM
Jul 2015

But now she feels compelled?

Hmmm ... I wonder why? ..

tularetom

(23,664 posts)
5. In other words, long on platitudes and devoid of specifics
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 01:53 PM
Jul 2015

And free of anything she can be pinned down on in the general election campaign when she reverts to being the Senator from Goldman Sachs.

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
16. Hillary is a liar... Can't believe anything she says
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 04:31 PM
Jul 2015

...Right? Repeated several times every day on DU.

I wonder why then she just doesn't come and say the extreme Leftie rhetoric that she knows you are dying to hear. I mean she lies anyway, right? So why not fill her speeches with all of the extreme rhetoric Bernie supporters laud Bernie for?

perhaps she's based in reality....and knows what she can actually accomplish whe she gets into the Whitehouse.

whatchamacallit

(15,558 posts)
6. This crap is why Hillary is a poser
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 01:58 PM
Jul 2015

Whenever you call on, ask, or implore an entity to do something - that's not in their nature or interest - instead of making them, it's toothless fluff. You can't shame them into it. Think of it as being similar to calling on racist cops to heed the better angels of their nature and stop shooting black people in the back.

 

virtualobserver

(8,760 posts)
7. "break free from the tyranny of today's earnings report"
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 01:59 PM
Jul 2015

I would like for Corporations behave that way, but this is just a cute phrase. How would she get them to do that?



ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)
12. And then will she turn right around
Fri Jul 24, 2015, 02:13 PM
Jul 2015

After her speech and take some regulatory measure of the table like she did with Glass Steagall after the last one? I just don't believe her on these things.

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