He lost 40 percent of his savings in individual retirement accounts during the Great Recession, while Clinton has received millions of dollars from the kinds of executives he believes should be in jail. “We were raised a certain way here”.
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“My name is Bernie Sanders”. The former secretary of State will also call to reforms to support paid and unpaid caregivers and recognize their contributions.
It is an image problem that she can not seem to shake. Clinton’s support is even stronger in the African-American community, where she sweeps with 80% support among likely voters. Essentially, she intends to boost support for care workers and increase funding for a program that offers state-level grants to programs for caregivers, reported the Los Angeles Times.
Clinton spoke to more than 400 people at a town hall meeting here, a one-stop campaign trip to Iowa where she is leading in the three-person race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
Clinton solidified her lead in SC, the one state with a large share of non-white voters, and a state where she has always performed well this election cycle.
Iowa played its final home game this past Saturday.
Thats a lot, said Sanders, who then repeateda challenge he has extended to Clinton to join those supporting the legislation, which he said would cost the typical worker $1.39 a week.
The tax credit is be aimed at helping families off set the costs that come with caregiving, according to a fact sheet on the proposal, and the 2016 candidate will also propose spending more on the issue than President Barack Obama has committed. “These are major concerns”.
The big red flag in these polls is that they are national. She also proposes to make sure fines for corporate wrongdoing hit executive bonuses, and to pursue criminal prosecutions when justified. “She really loves him, for what he stands for”.
Clinton has mentioned a growing “caregiver crisis” at a number of events across the country, arguing that with Baby Boomers growing older, it will be important for the government to be more proactive in addressing caregiving issues.
“What I see is a candidate that, before, was sort of teetering”, said J. Ann Selzer, whose firm conducted the poll.
Clinton’s campaign, which has yet to outline a full tax plan, did not say how she intends to pay for the caregiving proposal.
Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley, meanwhile, broadly escalated his rhetoric against his Democratic opponents.
“We can manage to do that while preserving the accomplishment of the Affordable Care Act”, she said. Clinton’s campaign says the plan would cost $10 billion over 10 years and would be paid for through other revenue increases.
Bashing Wall Street is not an automatic win for Sanders, however. They gave Clinton higher marks in 11 areas, while Sanders was the clear victor in two categories: reining in Wall Street and being more honest and trustworthy.
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“She was waving the bloody shirt of 9/11 to defend herself, which we’re accustomed to seeing with demagogues on the right, and it just didn’t feel quite right”, said Kurt Meyer, a co-chairman of the Mitchell County Democrats in Iowa, who has not endorsed a candidate.
