What will the candidates do to help the American economy?
Hillary Clinton |
Donald Trump |
During her first hundred days in office, Hillary wants to invest in technology, manufacturing, clean energy, businesses (more specifically small ones), and infrastructure. She plans to make college debt-free and to allow Americans to refinance student loans. She wants to raise the minimum wage and attempt to strengthen Wall Street, and also ensure that employees receive shared profits. She wishes to make sure that wealthy individuals and corporations pay more taxes, and additionally to fight for equal pay for those of average American families.
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Donald plans to create a flourishing economy that will provide 25 million new jobs over the next ten years. He will increase GDP growth by 1.5% to add 18 million jobs plus the already open 7 million jobs. He wants to change current policies with a new tax plan and increase growth to an average of 3.5 percent annually.
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Jill Stein |
Gary Johnson |
Jill wants to change the minimum wage to $15 and dollar and turn away the concept of gentrification. She wants the rich and large companies to pay more taxes and contribute to the economy, and also plans to support small businesses. Jill wishes to enforce fair trade agreements instead of corporate trade. Additionally, she wants to turn banks into non-profit facilities that are purely focused on helping people
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Gary wants a fair tax system and to throw away unnecessary taxes and rules in the economy. He plans to cut federal budgets by 43 percent in order to create balance and wants to get rid of federal wage standards entirely.
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