Hillary Clinton Offers Student Debt Deferral to Those Who Need it Most: Startup-Launching Americans

[Matt_in_STL]

Well this is certainly better than offering free public schooling or doing something tangible about student loan debt.

Hillary Clinton has a bold plan to ensure the bright future of every hardworking American who has the considerable resources required to start his or her own company: three years of student debt deferrals, for every single startup founder. Wonderful news for our striving technocrat class—they need all the help they can get.

http://gawker.com/hillary-clinton-offers-student-debt-deferral-to-those-w-1782748041

[Ash_F]

1. Sweet is she going to front the capital?

[Ash_F]

2. So then I read the article and it was way sassier than I ever could have been.

[Matt_in_STL]

3. If she does I will consider getting into student loan debt and getting in on a startup.

Maybe an app that tracks the student debt of everyone not lucky enough to have the friends and family network to raise capital for a startup.

[Bad Thoughts]

4. But not teachers, not doctors, not social workers, ...

The people whom we need more of.

[Matt_in_STL]

5. Well, if they would start contributing the max allowable donation to political campaigns...

They might have a voice. Until then, might I suggest they get involved in a startup?

[Bad Thoughts]

10. A so-called charter school?

We don't need more of those.

[MineralMan]

7. There's a nice idea for something to promote, for sure.

I've long thought that such professions need subsidies to encourage people to educate themselves for careers in those and other areas. Perhaps that's something to work toward more diligently.

[1StrongBlackMan]

27. Teachers, doctors and social workers, already have a mechanism for student loan debt FORGIVENESS ...

which is more valuable than debt deferral.

[jcgoldie]

6. How does attempting to start a business...

imply that one is a "technocrat"?

[Matt_in_STL]

12. This was specifically part of her technology and innovation agenda released today

It was specifically geared toward the Silicon Valley tech sector.

[sufrommich]

8. Most small business start ups start with bank loans.

Most people who start their own businesses aren't wealthy.

[Ash_F]

9. Wrong

http://qz.com/455109/entrepreneurs-dont-have-a-special-gene-for-risk-they-come-from-families-with-money/
“more than 80% of funding for new businesses comes from personal savings and friends and family”

[jcgoldie]

11. saving and borrowing 30 K from friends and family

...also doesn't mean one is wealthy.

[Ash_F]

13. Your opinion, but it's good to have the facts straight before forming one.

Do you have any idea how few people can get 30K from family?

Some of us had to work as kids to support our younger siblings instead.

[NorthCarolina]

17. The folks you speak about do not

exist inside the bubble.

[Ash_F]

18. Just might have to pop that bubble some day.

[NorthCarolina]

20. Oh, I think it's

already starting to deflate. This election may well be the neoliberals last hurrah.

[jcgoldie]

23. lol

Saying anyone who scrapes and saves some money to start a small business in the USA is in some kind elitist bubble is just damned stupid.

[peace13]

14. This is very upsetting!

Set up a universal plan.

[HassleCat]

15. Can you say "Loophole?"

As in loophole wide enough to drive a truck through it? Why would we even consider this? Now every kid with a laptop will be doing a startup for the loan deferral. Oh, well. It's just a deferral, so about all is does is allow students to dig themselves in deeper. I hope this plan goes nowhere, or at least gets modified along the way. Some good ideas begin as bad ideas. We'll see about this one.

[Ash_F]

16. But hey maybe we will get more laundry quarter delivery apps

http://valleywag.gawker.com/the-laundry-quarters-startup-is-dead-1596481798

[ismnotwasm]

19. This is part of her plan for technology

Are people thinking it's her entire plan to help solve the student loan crises? Anyway, I like this graphic

[Matt_in_STL]

22. My favorite part of this graphic: College is misspelled.

[ismnotwasm]

24. Is it?

Damn. It came from here
http://www.studentdebtrelief.us/news/hillary-clinton-vs-donald-trump-on-student-loans/

Maybe I should drop them a line...

[AntiBank]

29. Collages LOLOLOOOLOL

[bemildred]

31. I see three misspelled words. nt

[demwing]

25. Is anyone surprised?

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because I'm not

[Matt_in_STL]

26. You will not get any surprise out of me on this one either.

[Downwinder]

28. Don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[GeorgeGist]

30. Must give future 1%ers a leg up?