The John Batchelor Show

VIDEO: Energy Policy

July 29, 2015

Tuesday  28 July 2015  / Hour 1, Block B:    Stephen Moore, chief economist, Heritage Foundation, in re: Mrs Clinton says she'll save capitalism.  To do that, need capital. She also want half a billion solar installations We've spent $100 bil in the last decade subsidizing solar; today we get 2.5%  of our energy from solar. Need coal, nat gas, nuclear power. Mrs C want solar, wind, geothermal.  Tom Steyer, Bernie Sanders. Solar panels are mocked because of Solyndra.  . . . We have 500 years' worth of coal!  Two words describe Mrs Clinton's policies: Bernie Sanders.
Mrs. Clinton is targeting public-company shareholders, especially the pushy ones. You know, the types whobuy stock in a company and then act like they own the place (because they do). On Friday she called out “increasingly assertive shareholders determined to extract maximum profit in the minimum amount of time” and said it was time to “address” their “influence.”
Monday editorial in the Journal noted the capital-gains tax hikes Mrs. Clinton has planned for those who sell stocks before she wants them to. The Democratic candidate also promised on Friday to review current regulations on shareholder activism and said that “as President,” she would use “the convening power of the office to bring all relevant parties together to help move our corporate culture toward solid long-term growth and investment.”