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Election 2016
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2016 presidential candidates on the issues By Brendon Gray @notgraybrendon
Hillary Clinton (D)
From 2009-2013 Hillary Clinton served as the secretary of state under President Barack Obama. Previously, she’d represented New York in the Senate from 2001-2009. Clinton was also the First Lady of Arkansas from 1983-1992 and of the United States from 1993-2001. Clinton is an alumna from Wellesley College and Yale University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School in 1973. Climate Change and Energy According to her campaign website, Clinton has proposed a plan to “generate enough renewable energy to power every home in America” after 10 years of her taking office. She also plans to install “half a billion” solar panels by the end of her first term. To accomplish this, Clinton proposes to create a Clean Energy Challenge which will provide competitive federal grants and other market-based incentives to reward states who meet and exceed federal carbon emission standards. Clinton’s website states, as president, she will increase alternative energy incentives, fund more research and development in alternative energy, and expand solar and wind energies on public lands, federal buildings, and federally funded infrastructure. Tax Reform As president, Clinton will
“build on the Buffett Rule,” a rule originally proposed by the Obama administration in 2012 to set the base income tax on households making more than $1 million a year at 30 percent. As president, Clinton will reiterate her support for the Buffet Rule, which did not pass through the House of Representatives in 2012. Clinton also proposes to “crack-down on tax gaming and sheltering and ensure that the super-wealthy pay their fair share,” her website states. To accomplish this Clinton proposes to implement a Fair Share Surcharge on people making more than $5 million a year, her website states. The surcharge will be a four percent income tax for earnings after $5 million. Healthcare According to her website, Clinton will “defend and expand the Affordable Care Act,” by building “on its success to bring the promise of affordable health care to more people.” Clinton also proposes to expand Medicare to include those over 55 and make a government-run health insurance agency to compete with private companies, her website outlines. As president, Clinton plans to lower out-of-pocket medical costs, including copays and deductibles. Further, Secretary Clinton also calls for the Affordable Care Act to cover families regardless of immigration status. Her expansion of the Affordable Care Act will be funded by a $40 billion budget over the next 10 years,
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according to Clinton’s website. Foreign Policy, National Security, National Defense On her website, Clinton has outlined three major goals to combat terrorism. First, to “take out ISIS’s stronghold in Iraq and Syria” by increasing the coalition air campaign against ISIS, giving more support of local Arab and Kurdish forces and using diplomacy to resolve Syria’s civil war. Second, Clinton proposes to “work with our allies to dismantle global terror networks,” by working with European intelligence services to identify and target ISIS affiliates, and fighting “jihadist propaganda online.” And third, she proposes to “harden our defenses at home” by supporting first responders, keeping assault rifles out of terrorists’ hands and strengthening relationships between law enforcement and American Muslim communities.
Donald Trump (R)
Donald Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics in 1968. Afterwards, Trump worked for his father’s real estate company until taking control of the company in 1971. Since then, the business mogul has grown his father’s real estate company, creating a worldwide personal brand and venturing into the entertainment industry in the process, having starred on the NBC show “The Apprentice” for 14 seasons. Climate Change and Energy
According to his website, Trump proposes to “open onshore and offshore leasing on federal lands, eliminate the moratorium on coal leasing, and open shale energy deposits.” Shale energy deposits are deposits of shale that contain traces of natural gas. They have become more viable for natural gas production with the use of the technique hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” Trump also proposes to “reduce and eliminate all barriers to responsible energy production, creating at least a half million jobs a year, $30 billion in higher wages and cheaper energy,” his website states. Part of his plan will be rescinding the Climate Action Plan put in place during the Obama administration, his website states. Tax Reform According to his website, Trump plans to cut taxes across the board, “especially for working and middle-income Americans who will receive a massive tax reduction.” Increasing deductibles for parents is one portion of his plan, as his website lays out. Trump plans to “reduce the cost of childcare by allowing families to fully deduct the average cost of childcare from their taxes.” He also proposes to increase the standard deductions for joint filers by $17,400, his website outlines. Americans will be able to file above standard deductions for childcare and eldercare un-
less making more than $500,000 jointly or $250,000 individually, according to the plan outlined on Trump’s website. Further, as president, Trump will create a three-bracket tax plan, lowering the number from seven, as he states on his website. For married joint-filers making less than $75,000, income tax will be at 12 percent. Filers making between $75,000 and $225,000 will be taxed at 25 percent. And filers making more than $225,000 will be taxed at 33 percent. Trump further proposes to lower the business tax rate from 35 percent to 15 percent for both small and large businesses. Healthcare According to his website, the centerpiece of Trump’s healthcare plan as president would be to “repeal and replace Obamacare with Health Savings Accounts.” Trump’s proposed Health Savings Account would be a taxfree, cumulative account that would be considered a part of the estate of an individual and be accessible by “any member of a family without penalty,” as Trump outlined on his website. Trump has proposed to allow people to buy insurance plans from providers across state lines, as a way to increase competition and reduce costs. Further, Trump promises to “work with Congress to create a patient-centered health care system that promotes choice, quality, and affordability,” his website details.
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