Hillary Clinton: My Plan for Shared Prosperity

Wall Street Journal ^ | 2/4/08 | Hillary Clinton

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By HILLARY CLINTON February 4, 2008; Page A15

Throughout my campaign, I have been listening to the voices of people across America. I met one man who told me, "I don't know what I did wrong. I got my education and I worked hard. I've been at the same company for 12 years now, but I've just been asked to train my successor because my job is moving to another country."

Another woman said to me, "I just can't make ends meet. My health care premiums have doubled, college tuition is up. How am I supposed to make it as a single mom?"

I am running for president to bring those voices to the White House and give people a chance to achieve the American Dream: having a good job, owning their own home and living with financial security. That means tackling our toughest challenges -- rising inequality, stagnating wages and a growing sense that too many middle class families are just one pink slip away from financial devastation.

My measure of economic success will never be a single, dry statistic. Rather, success means an economy that allows those at the bottom to work their way into the middle class, without pushing anyone out. It means leaving people better off when I finish than when I start. In short, success means an economy that shares its prosperity with all.

[bannie]

She seems to have (gulp!) lost the PS part.

Lord save us all!!!

[upchuck]

What advantage is there in posting an image that is 1650x1275 pixels in size? That's way bigger than the average FReeper's screen. That could be a VERY effective graphic if you shrunk it down to 640x480:

[RichInOC]

“Let me tell you how it will be...
“There’s one for you, nineteen for me...”

[bootless]

Shared prosperity, Hillary? Write these people a check, then! Put your money where your mouth is.

[Campion]

How is it possible to train the successor for your job, when the company is leaving the country for cheaper labor?

They fly the designated slave laborer over from India (or wherever) for a few weeks to suck your brain dry. When that process is complete, they fly him back overseas and you get laid off.

It's happening in my company right now.

Hillary hasn't the faintest clue what to do about that, and if anything, her nostrums will make the disease worse ... much worse.

[bootless]

Anybody want to move in with Gore?

There'd be no food left. Forget it.

[Eric Blair 2084]

You know, I was shocked to hear that Hillary is Karl Marx in a pantsuit. But when I saw this WSJ editorial there was no denying it. It really is true.

It should be the lead story on tomorrow’s 5 o’clock news. Hillary is a leftist!

[Pining_4_TX]

I bet he had nicer looking ankles.

[doug from upland]

Yeah, Hillary has a plan all right - http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965148/posts

[Sarajevo]

Even the poorest bloke in the nation should be smart enough not to vote for this crazy b*. If he should ever hit paydirt, guess where his earnings will go to.

But- NY put her in office........

[WakeUpAndVote]

So noted. I have to stop doing that.

[Monkey Face]

The don’t call her The Red Queen for nothing.

[potlatch]

CRYING