2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hedge Fund Titans Choosing Hillary Clinton Over Top Republicans [View all]tazkcmo
(7,419 posts)Something is wrong when CEOs earn more than 300 times than what the typical American worker earns and when hedge fund managers pay a lower tax rate than truck drivers or nurses, Clinton said in May.
So, what are the specific policy changes and tax code adjustments that are the "centerpiece" of the campaign? This is the most detailed summary I could find.
To that end, Mrs. Clinton called for closing corporate loopholes, eliminating the carried interest loophole that allows some financiers to avoid paying millions in income taxes, and expanding the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill. And while she did not present details of her tax policy, she said she would delve more deeply into policies that would rein in excessive risks on Wall Street in the coming weeks.
Here's the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/14/us/politics/hillary-clinton-offers-her-vision-of-a-fairness-economy-to-close-the-income-gap.html?_r=0
I was expecting something a bit more detailed. The most obvious area of needed change is tax policy and all we get is the closing a couple loop holes. What about the income tax rate? Capital gains? Estate?