NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Taking aim at unemployment among younger Americans, Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday proposed using tax credits to encourage businesses to train young people.
Speaking at a technical college in South Carolina, Clinton proposed giving businesses a tax credit of $1,500 for each apprentice they hire. The program, she said, is focused on workers at all stages of life, not just high school students like the one who introduced her at the school.
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