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Hillary Clinton outlines steps to curb U.S. companies’ focus on short-term profits

Hillary Rodham Clinton offered a detailed agenda Friday meant to encourage American companies to invest for the future — and focus less on short-term profits.

Her prescriptions were notable but incremental: tax ­increases for high earners who sell their investments within six years, steps to curb executive pay and corporate stock buybacks, and an endorsement of New York state’s plan to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour for fast-food workers.

By Jim Tankersley

Full Story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/clinton-outlines-steps-to-curb-us-companies-focus-on-short-term-profits/2015/07/24/b092875e-3254-11e5-97ae-30a30cca95d7_story.html

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