Hillary Clinton proposing tax credit to help with heath care costs
The Democratic presidential candidate is unveiling her latest proposal on Sunday. The senator is in the midst of a three-day swing through SC, a state where he lags far behind Clinton in the polls, as he acknowledged. O’Malley was much more direct the Sanders, telling reporters after his speech in that Clinton, due to her more hawkish foreign coverage, had “one foot trapped in the Cold War” & “has never demonstrated a capacity to understand what comes after a regime is toppled”.
At no point during her speech did Clinton mention her Democratic opponents. “They’re driven by political ideology, not by taking care of people”.
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There is no way that Hillary Clinton is going to support single payer.
“It is absolutely imperative that we do everything we can leading up to this primary to convince South Carolinians to turn out and vote”, Clinton said, speaking to the crowd gathered for the Charleston County Democratic Party’s annual Blue Jamboree.
O’Malley has been spending more of his time campaigning in Iowa, where campaign officials recently made the decision to shift a bulk of their resources in the run up to the first votes there and in New Hampshire.
“No, we are not”, he said.
Sanders is hitting Clinton hard with a contrast in positions. “I will not deny, if the election were held today, we would lose”.
The bill would be paid for by an increase in the payroll tax estimated to cost the average worker about $72 a year – a provision that violates Clinton’s pledge not to raise taxes on the middle class. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
Clinton has previously called for the extension of the American Opportunity Tax Credit to help with college affordability and the creation of a new tax credit to help people deal with the rising out-of pocket healthcare costs. Taxes are shaping up to be a differentiator between Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, and her challengers, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley.