Hillary Clinton has not been in the news much lately, largely due to the inflammatory comments of her current chief Republican rival Donald Trump grabbing attention. However, the former Secretary of State displayed an interest in changing this trend by revealing her long awaited plan to overhaul the massively complicated, and almost universally accepted as flawed, tax code of the United States.
The candidate has fielded questions about the plan largely at rallies and press conferences. It is clear that Clinton wants to change the tone of the race, and re-position the focus to her campaign.
As predicted, Hillary Clinton has denounced Donald Trump for a litany of comments, including his recent plan to disallow any Muslims from immigrating to the U.S.
However, the candidate quickly pivoted to talk of Clinton's hopeful Presidency, and actions while in office.
According to the New York Times, "Mrs. Clinton's tax plan, details of which were unveiled by her campaign shortly before the town hall event, includes calling on Congress to require companies in the United States to control 50 percent of the combined entity in order to expatriate, compared with the 20 percent stake currently required, and instituting an 'exit tax' on the untaxed overseas earnings of companies that give up their residence in the United States."
These plans appear a bit quixotic given the nature of today's Congress. If Clinton were to get elected, she'd likely still face a largely Republican Congress, whose opposition to a "liberal agenda" has been abundantly clear. Barack Obama certainly hasn't had any success in this realm during his presidency.
When asked about pressing problems like the national debt, Hillary Clinton said, "I do come from the Clinton school of economics," she said, referring to a quote from Bill Clinton's presidency, when he claimed to bring "arithmetic" back to Washington, D.C.
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