Hillary Clinton's $600B Policy Agenda

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1 HILLARY CLINTON’S $600 BILLION POLICY AGENDA Since launching her campaign in April, Hillary Clinton has proposed a series of policies paid for by raising taxes on hardworking American families. Clinton wants to spend at least $590.7 billion on her proposals. She will do it through higher taxes, cutbacks in other programs, and closing loopholes. Despite her husband’s claim nearly 2 decades ago that the “era of big government is over,” Clinton is determined to tax and spend at such astonishing levels as to make that claim a punch line. American families simply can’t afford Hillary Clinton’s big government spending proposals. CURRENT PRICE TAG OF CLINTON’S PROPOSALS: AT LEAST $590.7 BILLION OVER 10 YEARS Funding Sources For Clinton’s Proposals: Higher taxes, cutbacks and closing loopholes. – The New York Times, 7/9/15

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Since launching her campaign in April, Hillary Clinton has proposed a series of policies paid for by raising taxes on hardworking American families. Clinton wants to spend at least $590.7 billion on her proposals. She will do it through higher taxes, cutbacks in other programs, and closing loopholes.

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1HILLARY CLINTONS$600 BILLION POLICY AGENDASince launching her campaign in April, Hillary Clinton has proposed a series of policies paid for by raising taxes on hardworking American families. Clinton wants to spend at least $590.7 billion on her proposals. She will do it through higher taxes, cutbacks in other programs, and closing loopholes.Despite her husbands claim nearly 2 decades ago that the era of big government is over, Clinton is determined to tax and spend at such astonishing levels as to make that claim a punch line.American families simply cant aford Hillary Clintons big government spending proposals.CURRENT PRICE TAGOF CLINTONS PROPOSALS:AT LEAST $590.7 BILLION OVER 10 YEARSFunding Sources For Clintons Proposals: Higher taxes, cutbacks and closing loopholes. The New York Times, 7/9/152HILLARY CLINTONS$600 BILLION POLICY AGENDANEW COLLEGE COMPACT = $350 BILLIONClintons college plan is the big ticket item of her campaign at $350 billion over 10 years. The proposal would be paid for by capping tax deductions for the wealthy, including the deduction for charitable giving, at 28%. (Politico, 8/7/15; The Associated Press, 8/10/15)EXPANDED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS = $95.7 BILLIONClinton has proposed a comprehensive child care agenda for children ages 0-3 and has called for doubling investment in Early Head Start programs. While Clintons campaign has not detailed the costs for this proposal, a similar plan proposed by liberal think tank Center for American Progress would increase federal spending by $84.2 billion over ten years. CAP also proposed doubling enrollment in Early Head Start at an estimated cost of over $11.5 billion over 10 years, bringing the total cost of expanding child care programs to $95.7 billion. (Hillary For America, Accessed 6/16/15; Center For American Progress, 2/7/13)UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN = $75 BILLIONClinton has proposed universal pre-kindergarten for all 4 year-olds in the next decade. Her plan would be paid for by unspecifed revenue enhancements. Clintons plan builds on President Barack Obamas plan for universal pre-k for low- and moderate-income 4 year-olds, which would cost $75 billion over 10 years. (Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The New School, New York, NY, 7/13/15; Hillary For America, Accessed 6/16/15; Brian Fallon, Twitter Feed, 6/15/15; U.S. Department Of Education, Accessed 6/16/15)500 MILLION SOLAR PANELS = $60 BILLIONClintons clean energy agenda includes manufacturing and installing 500 million solar panels by the end of her frst term as president. According to Clintons campaign, the plan would cost $60 billion over 10 years. (Politico, 7/26/15; Politico, 7/27/15)PROFIT-SHARING PLAN = $10 - $20 BILLIONClinton has proposed incentives to encourage businesses to provide proft-sharing opportunities for their employers. Under Clintons plan, businesses would receive a 2 year tax credit, which would cost $10 - $20 billion over 10 years and be paid for by closing unspecifed tax loopholes.(Hillary Clinton, Remarks At The New School, New York, NY, 7/13/15; Reuters, 7/16/15; Bloomberg, 7/16/15)