Allen West - NCPA President/CEO
Former Secretary of State and Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clintons economic policy speech provided nothing more than liberal progressive talking points. It could easily be a movie sequel called Hope and Change II".
Mrs. Clinton took great pains to assault the industry (Wall Street) that has been a major contributor to her political efforts in the past. At a time when we are trying to kill the corporate welfare financial institution called the Export-Import Bank Mrs. Clinton wants another one called the American Infrastructure Bank both carried by the American taxpayer. Mrs. Clinton has obviously abandoned the successful policies of her own husband whose praises she sings who once stated The era of big government is over" and worked with Republicans on welfare reform.
Americans do not mind higher taxes if they can see better economic growth and smaller government intrusion Mrs. Clinton offers neither. For some inexplicable reason she believes it is the mission of government not that of American entrepreneurs to raise wages. It is duplicitous that Mrs. Clinton argues against the ruling in the Citizens United case viewing corporations as individuals yet she wants corporations to share profits. Sadly she advocates for destructive economic and tax policies that preclude Americans from doing exactly that by way of investing and receiving capital gains and dividends.
Mrs. Clinton is just another one of those who believes that only the government invests." Too bad Americans cannot share in those profits since it is their hard earned resources being wasted by the inane rhetoric offered today by Mrs. Clinton."
