A Stand on something else: Hiilary's Economic Policy
Fromn a recent address by Sen. Clinton:
Principles
"So let me just focus on two basic principles. I suggest that we agree on the need for an economic strategy that keeps our economy growing and creating good jobs in the face of new competition. And that we strengthen the middle class, which is, after all, the engine of our growth and the backbone of our democracy. ... We can return to fiscal discipline. We can invest in infrastructure, research and education, jump start a smarter energy future, promote manufacturing, reign in Health Care costs. And we can do it in ways that renew the basic bargain with America's middle class."
Investing in Infrastructure
"We saw after Hurricane Katrina how high the cost of neglected infrastructure is - whether it's old-fashioned levees and roads or high-tech communications systems for first responders. ...Now, the answer is not to throw money at bridges to nowhere and bureaucracy that doesn't perform. But we cannot go on letting our basic infrastructure decay and failing to invest in new technologies if we expect America to maintain its economic leadership."
Real Energy Strategy
"We need a national energy strategy that is more than on the line with the state of the union. The way to reduce our oil addiction is through technology. And we need a much more aggressive strategy. We have a National Institute of Health. Why don't we have a National Institute of Energy? I think we need a major energy research program...that would reduce our oil dependence, increase our efficiency and reduce green house gas emissions."
Research and Development
"...[W]e've got to give the private sector more support for research and development. In the last 35 years, research and development investments as a fraction of our national income has declined by half. ...We ought to be making the research and development tax credits and a production tax credit for green energy a priority so businesses can plan ahead and have some certainty."
Fiscal Responsibility
"Now, the most basic aspect of infrastructure is getting our economic fundamentals right so that business can have a level playing field on which to compete."
"In the 1990s we did have tremendous economic growth underpinned by economic policies geared toward deficit reduction. That's why I support a return to pay-as-you-go budget rules in the Congress. ...One of the ways we were able to obtain a balanced budget and a surplus in the Congress in the 1990s was you could not cut taxes or raise spending unless you could pay for it. A very old fashioned idea, but one which I hope we can begin to return to."
An American Solution for Health Care
"Now, I've worked on this as Miles said with Senator Bill Frisk to help create a health information technology framework which will begin to give us the information we need to make smart decisions about better Health Care, to control the cost, to reduce the error rate."
"We also need to allow people between 50 and 65 to buy into Medicare. Many of them retire early or many of them lose their health insurance and they're left waiting until they can be eligible for Medicare. ...We also need to do more on small business. And I'm working with Senator Durbin, who may be here this evening, on his bill to expand small business access to affordable health insurance. And I'm working with Senator Obama on his grand bargain bill offering American auto companies voluntary for retiree Health Care costs in exchange for their commitment to use the savings to build more fuel efficient cars."
An Economy That Rewards Hard Work
"America did not build the greatest economy in the world because we had rich people. Nearly any society has some of those. We built the greatest economy in the world - and most of us are beneficiaries of it - because we built the American middle class. ...If we don't send a signal that we are all in this together, the character of America will change."
"I want to send the signal to every one of the people who served us tonight in this hotel, everybody that does the hard work that is so essential to keeping our economy going, that we want them to be successful, as well. And that anyone who works full time should not live in poverty." "The truth is we can't be secure without a strong economy, and we can't sustain our deepest values without an economy that rewards hard work."
Principles
"So let me just focus on two basic principles. I suggest that we agree on the need for an economic strategy that keeps our economy growing and creating good jobs in the face of new competition. And that we strengthen the middle class, which is, after all, the engine of our growth and the backbone of our democracy. ... We can return to fiscal discipline. We can invest in infrastructure, research and education, jump start a smarter energy future, promote manufacturing, reign in Health Care costs. And we can do it in ways that renew the basic bargain with America's middle class."
Investing in Infrastructure
"We saw after Hurricane Katrina how high the cost of neglected infrastructure is - whether it's old-fashioned levees and roads or high-tech communications systems for first responders. ...Now, the answer is not to throw money at bridges to nowhere and bureaucracy that doesn't perform. But we cannot go on letting our basic infrastructure decay and failing to invest in new technologies if we expect America to maintain its economic leadership."
Real Energy Strategy
"We need a national energy strategy that is more than on the line with the state of the union. The way to reduce our oil addiction is through technology. And we need a much more aggressive strategy. We have a National Institute of Health. Why don't we have a National Institute of Energy? I think we need a major energy research program...that would reduce our oil dependence, increase our efficiency and reduce green house gas emissions."
Research and Development
"...[W]e've got to give the private sector more support for research and development. In the last 35 years, research and development investments as a fraction of our national income has declined by half. ...We ought to be making the research and development tax credits and a production tax credit for green energy a priority so businesses can plan ahead and have some certainty."
Fiscal Responsibility
"Now, the most basic aspect of infrastructure is getting our economic fundamentals right so that business can have a level playing field on which to compete."
"In the 1990s we did have tremendous economic growth underpinned by economic policies geared toward deficit reduction. That's why I support a return to pay-as-you-go budget rules in the Congress. ...One of the ways we were able to obtain a balanced budget and a surplus in the Congress in the 1990s was you could not cut taxes or raise spending unless you could pay for it. A very old fashioned idea, but one which I hope we can begin to return to."
An American Solution for Health Care
"Now, I've worked on this as Miles said with Senator Bill Frisk to help create a health information technology framework which will begin to give us the information we need to make smart decisions about better Health Care, to control the cost, to reduce the error rate."
"We also need to allow people between 50 and 65 to buy into Medicare. Many of them retire early or many of them lose their health insurance and they're left waiting until they can be eligible for Medicare. ...We also need to do more on small business. And I'm working with Senator Durbin, who may be here this evening, on his bill to expand small business access to affordable health insurance. And I'm working with Senator Obama on his grand bargain bill offering American auto companies voluntary for retiree Health Care costs in exchange for their commitment to use the savings to build more fuel efficient cars."
An Economy That Rewards Hard Work
"America did not build the greatest economy in the world because we had rich people. Nearly any society has some of those. We built the greatest economy in the world - and most of us are beneficiaries of it - because we built the American middle class. ...If we don't send a signal that we are all in this together, the character of America will change."
"I want to send the signal to every one of the people who served us tonight in this hotel, everybody that does the hard work that is so essential to keeping our economy going, that we want them to be successful, as well. And that anyone who works full time should not live in poverty." "The truth is we can't be secure without a strong economy, and we can't sustain our deepest values without an economy that rewards hard work."
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