From libertarian Michael A. LaFerrara at Principled Perspectives:
After denying in a Chris Matthews interview on CNBC that she’s a socialist, Hillary Clinton said:
“I can tell you what I am, I am a progressive Democrat … who likes to get things done and who believes that we’re better off in this country when we’re trying to solve problems together. Getting people to work together.”
So, how does she propose to “work together” to solve the “problem” of tax inversion? Fix the corporate tax code to make America competitive with the rest of the industrialized world, which will reduce the incentive for companies to relocate or “park” earnings abroad? Nope. As Reason.com’s Ed Krayewski reports, Hillary Clinton Wants to Keep Companies From Leaving U.S. By Holding Patents Hostage: