As Bloomberg colleague Brendan Greeley notes: This is a misleading way to say it. Usually economists look at a longer-term stagnation in wages. Median household incomes, not adjusted for inflation, are only up $351 since 1990. That might be an awkward way to put it, given who was President in the 1990s.
Bloomberg's Larry Liebert says: She's correct because of her careful choice of words, boasting of putting a 'lid' on Iran's program rather than claiming the program has been permanently scrapped. Also, while Clinton helped arrange secret talks with Iran, the eventual agreement between Iran and world powers was negotiated by her successor as secretary of state, John Kerry.
From Bloomberg's Sahil Kapur: Clinton is correct that she has not called for eliminating the Second Amendment, and the gun control proposals she has endorsed, such as mandatory background checks, are permissible under Supreme Court precedent. Clinton has, however, come out against a 2008 Supreme Court ruling that expanded gun rights by finding an individual right to possess a firearm for self-defense in the home.
Bloomberg's Lynnley Browning says: It's complicated. Prominent economist Emmanuel Saez reported in January 2015 that 91 percent of the income growth in the U.S. between 2009 and 2012 went to the top 1 percent of wealthiest taxpayers. Saez updated that finding in June 2015 to reflect additional years and found something different: The top 1 percent received 58 percent of income gains from 2009 to 2014, the five-year period following the economic crisis.
Some context from Bloomberg's Bill Faries: Clinton is alluding to questions Trump has raised about the United States' support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and his positive comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump has said NATO allies who don't meet a goal for each member to spend 2 percent of its gross domestic product on defense shouldn't be eligible for a key part of the alliance's charter, which says an attack on one member is an attack on all.
From Bloomberg's Sahil Kapur: That's accurate, according to a March 2016 report by the Department of Health and Human Services, which said 20 million people had gained health insurance coverage due to provisions under the Affordable Care Act of 2010, including the law's subsidies, Medicaid expansion and rules letting young people under 27 remain on a parent's policy.
While media reports have suggested that pieces from Trump's clothing lines are made in a variety of countries abroad, including Mexico, it's China that's usually cited as the chief center of production. Some of his furnishings, though, do appear to be made in Turkey. It's not immediately clear where his picture frames originate.
While media reports have suggested that pieces from Trump's clothing lines are made in a variety of countries abroad, including Mexico, it's China that's usually cited as the chief center of production. Some of his furnishings, though, do appear to be made in Turkey. It's not immediately clear where his picture frames originate.
From Bloomberg's Sahil Kapur: That's accurate, according to a March 2016 report by the Department of Health and Human Services, which said 20 million people had gained health insurance coverage due to provisions under the Affordable Care Act of 2010, including the law's subsidies, Medicaid expansion and rules letting young people under 27 remain on a parent's policy.
Some context from Bloomberg's Bill Faries: Clinton is alluding to questions Trump has raised about the United States' support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and his positive comments about Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump has said NATO allies who don't meet a goal for each member to spend 2 percent of its gross domestic product on defense shouldn't be eligible for a key part of the alliance's charter, which says an attack on one member is an attack on all.
From Bloomberg's Sahil Kapur: "Clinton is correct that she has not called for eliminating the Second Amendment, and the gun control proposals she has endorsed, such as mandatory background checks, are permissible under Supreme Court precedent. Clinton has, however, come out against a 2008 Supreme Court ruling that expanded gun rights by finding an individual right to possess a firearm for self-defense in the home."
Bloomberg's Lynnley Browning says: "It's complicated. Prominent economist Emmanuel Saez reported in January 2015 that 91 percent of the income growth in the U.S. between 2009 and 2012 went to the top 1 percent of wealthiest taxpayers. Saez updated that finding in June 2015 to reflect additional years and found something different: The top 1 percent received 58 percent of income gains from 2009 to 2014, the five-year period following the economic crisis."
Bloomberg's Larry Liebert says: "She's correct because of her careful choice of words, boasting of putting a 'lid' on Iran's program rather than claiming the program has been permanently scrapped. Also, while Clinton helped arrange secret talks with Iran, the eventual agreement between Iran and world powers was negotiated by her successor as secretary of state, John Kerry.
As Bloomberg colleague Brendan Greeley notes: "This is a misleading way to say it. Usually economists look at a longer-term stagnation in wages. Median household incomes, not adjusted for inflation, are only up $351 since 1990. That might be an awkward way to put it, given who was President in the 1990s."
Director Comey did say "there is evidence that" Clinton and her aides "were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information." In his statement and subsequent testimony, however, he seemed to avoid use of the word negligent. That may be because, as he described, there is "a federal statute making it a felony to mishandle classified information either intentionally or in a grossly negligent way," but also that "no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case."