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===Fiorina's background at HP=== | ===Fiorina's background at HP=== | ||
*"I was recruited to HP to save a company. It was a company that had grown into a bloated bureaucracy that cost too much and delivered too little to customers and shareholders. As an outsider, I tackled HP's entrenched problems head-on, I cut the bureaucracy down to size, reintroduced accountability, focused on service, on innovation, on leading in every market and every product segment. It was a difficult time. However, we saved 80,000 jobs. We went on to grow to 160,000 jobs. I had to make tough calls in tough times. I think people are looking for that in Washington." (RD3) | *"I was recruited to HP to save a company. It was a company that had grown into a bloated bureaucracy that cost too much and delivered too little to customers and shareholders. As an outsider, I tackled HP's entrenched problems head-on, I cut the bureaucracy down to size, reintroduced accountability, focused on service, on innovation, on leading in every market and every product segment. It was a difficult time. However, we saved 80,000 jobs. We went on to grow to 160,000 jobs. I had to make tough calls in tough times. I think people are looking for that in Washington." (RD3) | ||
| + | ===Fiorina's two fundamental problems with the American economy=== | ||
| + | #"We have tangled people up in a web of dependence from which they can't escape" (Fox) | ||
| + | #"We're crushing small businesses now" (Fox) | ||
| + | *Her solution: "if we want the middle class growing again, we've got to get small and family-owned businesses going and growing again." (Fox) | ||
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==Health Policy== | ==Health Policy== | ||
==Drug Policy== | ==Drug Policy== | ||
Revision as of 14:15, 22 January 2016
Born on September 6, 1954, Carly Fiorina is American business executive who led Hewlett-Packard Company as CEO from 1999-2005. Among other accomplishments, Fiorina was the first woman CEO listed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average. She is seeking the Republican Party nomination for president in 2016. (Britannica)
Contents
Tax Reform
Simplify the tax code
- The tax code is too complicated and "needs to go from "73,000 pages down to about three pages." (CFWTR)
- Move from revenue-neutral to revenue-reducing tax reform
Lower rates and close loopholes
- Supports a low, flat tax for businesses and individuals
- Supports The Hoover Institution and Congressman Michael Burgess's plans
Jobs and Business Policy
Fiorina's background at HP
- "I was recruited to HP to save a company. It was a company that had grown into a bloated bureaucracy that cost too much and delivered too little to customers and shareholders. As an outsider, I tackled HP's entrenched problems head-on, I cut the bureaucracy down to size, reintroduced accountability, focused on service, on innovation, on leading in every market and every product segment. It was a difficult time. However, we saved 80,000 jobs. We went on to grow to 160,000 jobs. I had to make tough calls in tough times. I think people are looking for that in Washington." (RD3)
Fiorina's two fundamental problems with the American economy
- "We have tangled people up in a web of dependence from which they can't escape" (Fox)
- "We're crushing small businesses now" (Fox)
- Her solution: "if we want the middle class growing again, we've got to get small and family-owned businesses going and growing again." (Fox)
Health Policy
Drug Policy
Middle East
Trade
Immigration
Environmental
Sources Key
(Britannica) = [1]
