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Sanders and Clinton on the Major IssuesCompiled as a public service by a supporter of Bernie Sanders. Chris Landry 2/16/16 (v10).
ISSUE BERNIE SANDERS HILLARY CLINTON NOTES REPUBLICANS
WALL STREET VS. MAIN STREET
MINIMUMWAGE Supports raising to$15.
Supports raising to$12.
$12/hr = $24,960 for a full-time worker before taxes. $15/hr= $31,200.
Keep as is.
2001BANKRUPTCYBILL
Opposed. Voted for. Hillary Clinton opposed such legislation during Bill Clintons
presidency but voted for it as senator.
Voted for.
TARPWALLST
BAILOUT
Voted against the bill. Voted for. Sanders voted against it because it did not address too big
to fail and it did not have enough oversight or deal withderegulation.
Voted for.
BREAKUPBIGGESTBANKS
For. Against. Between 2001 and 2014 Bill Clinton earned more than $5
million from UBS, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America,
Deutsche Bank, and Barclays Capital.
Of the nearly $10 million Hillary Clinton earned in lecture
fees in 2013 alone, about $1.6 million came from Goldman
Sachs, UBS, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, andDeutsche Bank.
Against.
Against.REINSTATEMENT OFGLASS- STEAGALL
Repeal of this 1933 law in1998 is blamed in part for thefinancial crisis of 2007-08.
For. Against.
SOCIALSECURITY Wants to expand byraising amount ofincome subject to
payroll tax.
Wants to protect it, is
not yet sure the bestway to do so.
Clinton has hinted at means testing (most recently in the
debate on 2/11/16), which Democrats have always seen asthe beginning of the end of Social Security, because it turns
it into a welfare program vulnerable to attack.
Privatize and/or
raise retirementage.
COLLEGETUITION Wants it to be free,paid for by a tax onWall St speculation.
Would provide more
federal aid to states.
Both want the government to no longer make a profit from
student loans.
No plans to help
students.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT
KXLPIPELINE Opposed. Supported asSecretary of State,came out against in
September, 2015.
The Huffington Post reported that Nearly all of the lobbyists
bundling contributions for Democratic presidential candidateHillary Clintons campaign have at one time or another
worked for the fossil fuel industry.
Support.
OFFSHOREDRILLING Opposes. Supported untilDecember, 2015.
Support.
FRACKING Opposes. Would not call for aban.
Clinton encouraged fracking around the world as Secretaryof State and is taking money from fracking interests.
Support.
PRICEONCARBON Supports. No public position. The candidates have big differences on climate policy. Oppose.
HEALTH CARE AS A HUMAN RIGHT
AFFORDABLECARE
ACT
Supports single
payer but amendedthe ACA to fund
Community Health
Centers and votedfor the bill.
Supports universal
coverage but withprivate insurance, not
single payer.
Clinton has taken in roughly $13.2 million in campaign
contributions from the health sector. Since 2013 she hasreceived $2.8 million in speaking fees from the industry.
Oppose.
MARIJUANA Supports right of
states to legalize.
Would reclassify to a
lower legal category.
No change.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
IRAQWAR Voted against. Voted for. Voted for.
MILITARYSPENDING Supports reducedspending.
Has not called for
reduced spending.
No cuts.
REGIMECHANGE Opposes illegalregime change by
the United States.
Has supported
regime change in at
least six countries.
Read Hillary Is the Candidate of the War Machine and
Hillary Clinton and the Syrian Bloodbath, by Prof. Jeffrey
Sachs of Columbia University and the Earth Institute.
Support.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sachs/hillary-clinton-and-the-s_b_9231190.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sachs/hillary-is-the-candidate_b_9168938.htmlhttp://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/hillary-clinton-gets-13-million-health-industry-now-says-single-payer-will-neverhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/02/12/bernie_sanders_and_hillary_clinton_differ_on_climate_change.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-johnson/on-eve-of-caucuses-clinto_b_9117712.htmlhttp://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/09/hillary-clinton-fracking-shale-state-department-chevronhttp://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/hillary-clinton-leftward-shift-climatehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-bundlers-fossil-fuel_us_55a8335ee4b04740a3df86c5?ts4f5hfr=http://www.thomhartmann.com/users/gwiech/blog/2015/10/hillary-saying-shes-going-means-test-social-securityhttp://www.nybooks.com/daily/2016/01/30/clinton-system-donor-machine-2016-election/ -
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TRANS-PACIFIC
PARTNERSHIP
Opposes. Supported until
October, 2015.
Clinton advocated for the TPP 45 times as Secretary of
State, now says she is against it. Read here and here for
why TPP is opposed by unions and environmental groups.
Support.
LOBBYINGAND
CONFLICTOFINTEREST
Supported regimes in
Colombia and
elsewhere as BillClinton and their
foundation were
given more than $100million.
There were at least 13 occasions worth $2.5 million
when Bill Clinton received a six-figure speaking fee from
corporations or trade groups that were at the t ime engagedin lobbying at the State Department while Hillary Clinton
was Secretary of State. Regimes in Colombia and Haiti and
elsewhere have been direct beneficiaries of her policies.Read this for more.
CIVIL LIBERTIES
PATRIOTACT2001
AND2006
Voted against. Voted for. Voted for.
DOMESTICSPYING Opposes. Supports. Support.
REPRODUCTIVE
RIGHTS
100% rating fromPlanned Parenthood.
100% rating fromPlanned Parenthood.
Clinton has been a true leader in introducing legislation toprotect & expand access to reproductive health care.
Oppose.
CIVIL RIGHTS
SAMESEXMARRIAGE Spoke out in supportin 2009.
Ran in 2008 opposed
to same-sex
marriage, changedher position in 2013.
Sanders was one of the few in Congress who voted against
DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) in 1996. Clinton supported
DOMA until at least 2007. Watch this Rachel Maddowssegment for more.
Oppose.
IMMIGRATION Voted against
Kennedy-McCain billin 2007. In favor of
expanding Obamas
action on
immigration.
Supports Obamas
action on immigration
Want to limit
severely.
RACIALJUSTICE Supports affirmativeaction and restoring
the Voting Rights Act
and would appointJustices in support.
Does not support
reparations
Supports affirmativeaction and restoring
the Voting Rights Act
and would appointJustices in support.
Does not support
reparations
Clinton supported the 1994 crime bill and the 1996 welfarereform bill that disproportionally hurt black families without
attempting to help them out of poverty.
The Clinton campaign brought up the 1960s, so here are
the facts. Sanders was active in CORE by 1961 and was
arrested in 1963 for protesting segregation. Hillary Clintonsupported the segregationist Goldwater (whom MLK called
morally indefensible) in 1964 and went to the Republicanconvention in 1968 as a volunteer for Rockefeller. Shebecame a Democrat in law school.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
DEATHPENALTY Opposes. Supports. Support.
GUNS Has voted against
Brady bill several
times.
Supports Brady bill. Sanders has changed his position and now opposes
immunity to gun manufacturers and distributors. Both
support background checks. Clinton described herself as apro-gun churchgoer in 2008 campaign.
Oppose Brady
bill.
PRIVATELYRUNPRISONS
Opposes. Opposes as of
October, 2015.
Under pressure from Black Lives Matter and others, Clinton
cut ties with the prison industry and gave their campaigndonations to charity in October, 2015.
Support.
MONEY IN POLITICS
PACMONEY $0 Approaching $1billion
Clinton campaign is raising huge amounts from
corporations with significant issues at stake.
SPEECHES Made $1,867 forthree appearances in
2015.
The Clintons havebeen paid $153
million for speeches
to corporations andtrade associations.
Read about the Clintons fundraising in this WashingtonPost article and this NY Review of Books article.
NETWORTH $330,000 $31.1 million Bill and Hillary Clinton have a net worth over $110 million.
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