As the 2016 Presidential Race finally comes to an end, it seems as if HRC has the victory in the bag. I think that it will be a close race, but in the end Ms. Clinton will come away with the win. Relating to the middle class is both difficult for both candidates. Trump is a billionaire and even though Hillary was brought up in middle class roots, she has far surpassed those and is now a very wealthy woman who has grown apart from the middle class. While both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both focused on how to better the life of the middle class populations, both of the candidates went about addressing it in several different ways.
Ms. Clinton gave five ideas in her campaign in order to boost the economy. One of the main ideas behind her thoughts was to not raise taxes on the middle class. One proposed tactic to help with this was called the “Buffett Rule.” This stated that anyone who had an income over over one million dollars, must pay at the minimum 30% in taxes. Along with that, anyone who made over five million dollars would require a 4% surcharge. Named after close friend and billionaire, Warren Buffett, Hillary wants to use this proposed rule in order to persuade the middle class American people. Rhetorically speaking, if she can appeal to her specific audience of the middle class by persuading them by the proposed Buffett Rule, Hillary just gained a huge advantage over her opponent.