Hillary Promises Poor More of the Same

An op-ed by Hillary Clinton, published in The New York Times Wednesday, implies that Donald Trump does not care about those living in poverty, and that the same old tired liberal policies that have frequently failed America’s poor will somehow magically start working if Clinton is elected president.

“The American people will have to choose between an economy that works for everyone and an economy that benefits the well-off at the expense of everyone else,” Clinton writes. And while she would have the country believe that she is the one who represents an economy that works for everyone, the truth is the exact opposite.

“Not only are Trump’s anti-globalist policies better for the poor and middle class, this might be the only chance the poor and middle class have the opportunity to elect someone with these policies.”

“Hillary Clinton is the candidate of the filthy rich,” noted Georgia Military College political science professor Eddie Zipperer. “If I were a multinational corporation, I’d be rooting hard for her. Globalist policies benefit the multinationals, and the multinationals fund almost all the politicians. As a result, all the politicians, Republican and Democrat, support globalist policies,” Zipperer added.

“Not only are Trump’s anti-globalist policies better for the poor and middle class, this might be the only chance the poor and middle class have the opportunity to elect someone with these policies,” said Zipperer. Clinton, on the other hand, offers only more of the same.

Clinton begins her op-ed by assuring us that “the good news is that we’re making progress, thanks to the hard work of the American people and President Obama,” despite the fact that the gap between rich and poor continues to grow, American manufacturing has continued its precipitous decline, and American wages have remained stagnant.

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For those of you not rolling in money thanks to the Obama recovery, Clinton assures that she “will work with Democrats and Republicans to make a historic investment in good-paying jobs — jobs in infrastructure and manufacturing, technology and innovation, small businesses and clean energy.”

But good-paying jobs generally require well-qualified applicants, and Americans living below the poverty line are some of the most under-qualified people in the country. An abundance of jobs in solar energy or skilled manufacturing would, at present, be of little use to those who cannot get jobs in the service industry.

Speaking of the service industry, Clinton says she’ll do her best to see that those who rely on it to make a living are soon out of work. “We need to make sure that hard work is rewarded by raising the minimum wage,” she said.

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Of course, the only people whose hard work is really rewarded when the minimum wage is raised are the Japanese computer scientists who invented robotic technology to replace human workers. Those companies will surely get fat contracts from McDonald’s for thousands of American stores if a $15 minimum wage is passed into national law.

Clinton’s entire economic plan is centered around handouts, and makes it clear she views poverty as an incurable disease — not a temporary status. “If we want to get serious about poverty, we also need a national commitment to create more affordable housing,” Clinton writes. Her policies are designed not to help people out of poverty, but to ensure their time in poverty is more comfortable.

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Clinton also promises to “put special emphasis on minority communities that have been held back for too long by barriers of systemic racism.” But the thing which has held back minority communities more than any other are the failed welfare and economic policies of the Left.

This is a point which Trump has raised repeatedly in his efforts at black voter outreach, efforts which recent poll results suggest are paying off, and may even tip the election.

“People are starting to see that the cities that have been run by Democrats forever — Chicago, Milwaukee, Baltimore, et. al. — these places are getting worse and worse,” noted Zipperer. “Progressive policies aren’t helping anyone anywhere,” Zipperer added. “I think, because Trump has reached out to people in these cities, that many of them are waking up to the scam,” he continued.

This likely terrifies Clinton. “She needs to command 90 percent of the black vote, but she also needs black turnout to remain at 2008 and 2012 levels,” Zipperer explained.

“Turnout for Obama in 2012 was down from 2008 levels, but not among black voters. The way the polls look as of today, if she doesn’t get 90 percent of the black vote or black turnout isn’t high, she’ll lose important states like Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and even Virginia,” Zipperer said.