Hillary Clinton has 31 policy groups on her campaign’s “Issues” page, which outline her policy goals as president.
And, guess what, they’re great!
She is better helped, as a candidate, by improving her positives than increasing Trump’s negatives (he does that well enough on his own).
So why not highlight those positives, night after night, and promote a better sense of the progressive and popular choice that she is? It’s easy enough to do, she’s a great candidate with generally great positions on the issues Americans care about.
For tonight’s highlighted issue set, we’ll be looking at Hillary Clinton’s policies relating to small business. Not the most exciting topic, perhaps, but an important one! Small businesses play a vital role in our economy and our society, locally they provide jobs and more broadly they provide much needed innovation — from Forbes:
According to Entrepreneur Magazine there are between 25 million and 27 million small businesses in the U.S. that account for 60 to 80 percent of all U.S. jobs. And, a recent study by Paychex, says that small businesses produce 13 times more patents that larger firms.
(source: forbes.com)
Most of the issues that impact small businesses disproportionately deal with access: access to credit and funding, access to infrastructure, access to customers, and access to high-quality accounting and legal advice — all of these aspects present barriers to small businesses.
Hillary Clinton wants to provide a balance between proper regulation and finding a path for small businesses to grow and innovate within its given market, without being unduly punished merely for being small.
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Here’s how Hillary will make it easier to start and grow a small business in America:
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Unlocking access to capital. Hillary is committed to giving small businesses—and in particular, women- and minority-owned small businesses—access to the financing they need to build, grow, and hire. She will ease unnecessary regulatory burdens on community banks, which provide credit to small business owners and families looking to invest in their futures. She will support innovative new financing modes like impact investing. And she will double support for community development financial institutions and the successful State Small Business Credit Initiative, which offer crucial sources of support for small businesses across the country—particularly in underserved communities.
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Cutting red tape. It shouldn’t take longer to start a small business in the United States than it does in Canada, France, or South Korea. Hillary will launch a nationwide effort to cut red tape for small businesses at every level of government. And she will build a regulatory roadmap to help small businesses navigate the regulatory landscape and reduce compliance costs associated with federal, state, and local regulation.
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Providing tax relief. America’s smallest businesses—those with one to five employees—spend 150 hours and $1,100 per employee to comply with federal taxes. That’s more than 20 times higher than the average for larger firms. Hillary will simplify tax filing and provide targeted tax relief for small businesses— not big corporations that can afford lawyers and lobbyists.
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Tapping new markets. Every small business across America should be able to enter new markets—whether they’re across town or across the world. Hillary will invest in the roads, bridges, ports, and airports that make it easier for small businesses to reach new customers. She will defend the Export-Import Bank, a crucial financing partner for small businesses across America, and help the bank expand its small business programs. And she will encourage innovations—like Etsy and eBay—that are unlocking new markets through innovative new platforms that let small businesses sell anywhere in America and the world.
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Supporting small-business owners and entrepreneurs. Hillary will work to provide incubators, mentoring, and training to 50,000 entrepreneurs and small-business owners in underserved communities across the country. And she will support the development of entrepreneurial skills among young people—even kids in high school—so they can increase both their financial and entrepreneurial literacy. These programs will help those with good ideas today become the entrepreneurs and business leaders of tomorrow.
(Source: hillaryclinton.com)
Night 1: Paid Family Leave
Night 2: Fixing America’s Infrastructure
Night 3: LGBT Rights and Equality
Night 4: Seeking a Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease
Night 5: Voting Rights
Night 6: Gun Violence Prevention
Night 7: Making College Affordable