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Clinton says nation’s companies need to think long-term

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks, Friday, July 24, 2015, at the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business in New York. Federal investigators have alerted the Justice Department to a "potential compromise of classified information" arising from the private email server used by Clinton in her home, a department official said Friday. Clinton commented briefly on the issue saying, "We are all accountable to the American people to get the facts right, and I will do my part but I'm also going to stay focused on the issues." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks, Friday, July 24, 2015, at the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business in New York. Federal investigators have alerted the Justice Department to a "potential compromise of classified information" arising from the private email server used by Clinton in her home, a department official said Friday. Clinton commented briefly on the issue saying, "We are all accountable to the American people to get the facts right, and I will do my part but I'm also going to stay focused on the issues." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks, Friday, July 24, 2015, at the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business in New York. Federal investigators have alerted the Justice Department to a "potential compromise of classified information" arising from the private email server used by Clinton in her home, a department official said Friday. Clinton commented briefly on the issue saying, "We are all accountable to the American people to get the facts right, and I will do my part but I'm also going to stay focused on the issues." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

By Associated Press 1 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton says businesses need to “break free from the tyranny of today’s earnings report” so they can take a more long-term view of the economy.

Clinton says the U.S. can take several steps to promote higher wages for workers. That includes reviewing executive compensation rules and curbing shareholder activism that often encourages companies to focus on short-term profits.

Clinton says in New York that her plan to raise capital gains taxes for some investors would create a six-year sliding scale.

Taxpayers in the top bracket would see their capital gains taxed like ordinary income for two years. That’s a higher rate than the current tax on capital gains.

Then the rate would decrease over time.