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| Clinton proposes $5,000 "baby bonds" |
| 2007-09-29 |
 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed on Friday giving every baby born in the United States $5,000 to start an account to use for paying for college. "I like the idea of giving every baby born in America a $5,000 account that will grow over time, so when that young person turns 18, if they have finished high school, they will be able to access it to go to college," Clinton said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 phuquing Jack assed liberals find it so easy to give away money that they didnt earn, they cant pay their own bills and rely on anyone but themselves to pay for anything they think up.Vote republican!!!! |
| Posted by: Sonny Slusong1239 2007-09-29 12:54 |
| #9 You're right NS, its not your granddaddy's GI bill. Currently an enlistee can get up to 72K. I guess if you want to go to Harvard or Yale, that might be a crimp. If you're going to many state or community colleges, I doubt its a problem. And don't mention living expenses when the HillaryPlan(tm) doesn't either. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-09-29 12:36 |
| #8 Hey, I made it to college at 17 and the wife at 16. Hillary must not like jump starters. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-09-29 10:19 |
| #7 "Before we can issue the check, we'll need to scan your child's rfid chip into the system. She doesn't have one? Don't worry, it just takes a few seconds and it's absolutely free!" |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-09-29 10:07 |
| #6 It ain't your Granpa's GI Bill, so don't rely on it to pay your way through college. ps There's no more 52/20 Club either. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-09-29 09:48 |
| #5 You know what program I'd like to see, Bill? The "Fat Girls Showing Up At My House To Blow Me And I Suffer No Consequences When I'm Caught" program. Ask Hillary how much she thinks that one would cost... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-09-29 09:31 |
| #4 We already have a federal college fund. It's called the GI Bill. Let's cut out the competition. If they want the money that badly, they can do like all other generations since WWII and put something else on the line too. Just another bit of spite from Hillary in her disgust of any military. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-09-29 09:19 |
| #3 Hey Bill, what other baubbles can we throw the voters to try to get their votes and make them love me. What, who will pay for it you say? Well, the little people of course--just keep it quiet. Sshhh, we can still fool some of the people all of the time. They are called democratic party. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-09-29 08:27 |
| #2 Ahem. I meant this could work INSTEAD of Social Security, not in ADDITION. You do not budget too well. 401K's for everybody. Not just you rich arrogant people up there on the hill. |
| Posted by: newc 2007-09-29 01:02 |
| #1 Ahh.. When you apply for student aid the amount of money saved is factored in a NEGATIVE manner. This 5k plus earnings will just be subtracted out of everybody's bill. Also, considering that college has increased in cost at 10 times the rate of inflation over 30 years a $50K small state university bill today with be $500K when a baby today reaches college (it's a curve so I expect greater then 10x more than inflation factor) $5K/$500K is meaningless! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-09-29 00:48 |