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Presidential Candidate Platforms (view source)
Revision as of 18:55, 15 January 2016
, 18:55, 15 January 2016→Hillary Clinton
=Democrats=
==Hillary Clinton==
*Economy[https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/plan-raise-american-incomes/][http://useconomy.about.com/od/fiscalpolicy/p/Hillary_Economy.htm]
**New College Compact: tax cut of $2,500 per student, lower interest rates on student loans
**15% tax cuts on businesses that share profits with their employees
**increase funding for research and infrastructure
**raising the minimum wage up to $15 and expansion of overtime rules
**cutting the red tape that prevents people from starting businesses
**expanding access to capital
**closing tax loopholes
**increase access to education by providing access to quality preschools to all Americans over 10 years
**reform executive compensation to favor long term value over short term growth
**raise short term capital growth taxes for people earning more than $400,000 a year
**tax cuts to the middle class and small businesses
**paid family leave
**Investments held between one and two years would be taxed at the maximum income-tax rate of 39.6%. Assets held for longer would be taxed on a sliding scale, such as 36% for those held 2-3 years, 32% for those held three to four years, and 20% (the current rate) for those held for six years or more.[http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2015/07/24/hillary-clinton-would-double-taxes-on-short-term-capital-gains.html]
==Martin O’Malley==
==Bernie Sanders==
