Hillary's Grand idea........

[Mrs Behavin]

Hillary proposes plan to give newborns in America $5G bonds

WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Clinton yesterday proposed giving every newborn a $5,000 bond for college or a new home when they grow up - a gift for critics looking for new ways to slam her as a big spender.

"I like the idea of giving every baby born in America a $5,000 account that will grow over time," Clinton said to applause at a Congressional Black Caucus forum.

"When that young person turns 18, if they have finished high school, they will be able to access it to go to college, or maybe they will be able to make that down payment on their first home."

Clinton's campaign, blindsided by the senator's seemingly off-the-cuff "baby bond" pitch to a friendly audience, quickly tried to qualify her remarks. The baby bonanza "is not a firm policy proposal but an idea under consideration," a Clinton spokesman said.

Republicans eagerly lined up to tee off on the plan as a government giveaway program typical of the tax-and-spend liberal policies they contend Clinton would pursue as President.

"Who's going to pay for it? Norman Hsu?" quipped an aide to presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), referring to the tainted, one-time fugitive fund-raiser whose contributions Clinton recently had to return.

Rudy Giuliani dismissed the idea as standard fare for Clinton's "chicken-in-every-pot campaign ... based on pandering to the point where I think they think the American people are stupid."

Clinton gave no cost estimates, but the baby-bond plan is similar to one put forward in a Time magazine report last month that would have the federal government invest $5,000 for every newborn for higher education.

The proposal would cost about $20billion a year if $5,000 went to all of the 4 million babies born each year in the U.S., Time calculated. The Republican National Committee hiked that estimate to $80 billion for the four years of a Clinton first term.

 

[All Else Failed]

Seems like a good idea. I'll have to look at the specifics later though.

 

[GraceAbounds]

Japan does this.

 

[NightWarrior]

I'd rather do this than spend it in Iraq...Besides, America is behind the 8 ball when it comes to higher education.

 

[TheOriginalJames]

It sounds reasonable. How many college freshmen apply for 20k in student loans right out of high school?

Where does that money come from?

 

[Peter Parka]

She stole this idea off of Tony Blair! Get yer own fucking ideas bitch!

 

[dt3]

I wanna know why we would expect the government to do this for us? What happened to the individualism America was founded on? This reeks of Communism to me.

 

[Breath]

I wanna know why we would expect the government to do this for us? What happened to the individualism America was founded on? This reeks of Communism to me.

I agree with this.

 

[Maulds]

I wanna know why we would expect the government to do this for us? What happened to the individualism America was founded on? This reeks of Communism to me.

Whats your point comrade?

 

[All Else Failed]

I wanna know why we would expect the government to do this for us? What happened to the individualism America was founded on? This reeks of Communism to me.

This isn't even comparable to communism.

 

[Dodge_Sniper]

Where's my money?

 

[All Else Failed]

Where's my money?

Don't worry, odds are our social security will run out in 15-20 years anyways with the way things are going. :willy_nilly:

 

[TheOriginalJames]

I wanna know why we would expect the government to do this for us? What happened to the individualism America was founded on? This reeks of Communism to me.

Wanting America to be better educated & giving the people who don't have it easy a chance to get ahead is communism?

huh? :willy_nilly:

 

[dt3]

Wanting America to be better educated & giving the people who don't have it easy a chance to get ahead is communism?

huh? :willy_nilly:

Capitalism=I earn money and spend it as I choose.

Communism=The government takes my money and spreads it to everyone.


I mean think about it. The Declaration of Independence says "Life, liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness." Not "We guarantee you'll all get this money courtesy of everyone else regardless of whether or not you deserve it."

I don't like the concept. Sure, education is good. But since when does everything just get handed to you? I believe in the value of hard work. There's already enough government loans, grants, and scholarships. You just gotta work to earn them. There's state universities, students work to put themselves through school all the time.

Want another reason to doubt this will work? Look at social security. Do we really wanna give the government MORE money to hold on to???

I'm working to give MY kid(s) a better life. Not everybody else's. This program would just give people even more incentive to be lazy.

 

[All Else Failed]

Capitalism=I earn money and spend it as I choose.

Communism=The government takes my money and spreads it to everyone.


I mean think about it. The Declaration of Independence says "Life, liberty and the PURSUIT of happiness." Not "We guarantee you'll all get this money courtesy of everyone else regardless of whether or not you deserve it."

I don't like the concept. Sure, education is good. But since when does everything just get handed to you? I believe in the value of hard work. There's already enough government loans, grants, and scholarships. You just gotta work to earn them. There's state universities, students work to put themselves through school all the time.

Want another reason to doubt this will work? Look at social security. Do we really wanna give the government MORE money to hold on to???

I'm working to give MY kid(s) a better life. Not everybody else's. This program would just give people even more incentive to be lazy.

Thats not what defines communism.


Plus there are things called taxes that the government takes from you and spends it as it pleases in various ways, which spreads it out one way or another to various individuals. Communism is simply making all individuals share holder sin capital, instead of private citizens.


Are you against social security? Welfare? Retirement? Those are all pretty much socialist ideals.



I don't think this will make anyone lazy. Do you get lazy because you know the money in your bank account gains interest? Or the bonds or roth IRA's you invested in gain value over time? Nope.

 

[NightWarrior]

I'm confused why anyone would have a problem with this but want national healthcare? There are future Einsteins out there that won't make it to college because of where they live or who their parents are. Lets give them all the chances they need. Obviously, the current brainiacs aren't curing cancer or AIDS, maybe, just maybe, someone out there has it in them but is economically challenged to get to that point.

Besides, I'm sure the bonds will only be good if they go to school. We all know not everyone will ever use it all. I say, they should expire if not used by the time they are 25 years of age, unless they went into the military and then they should never expire.

 

[All Else Failed]

I'm confused why anyone would have a problem with this but want national healthcare? There are future Einsteins out there that won't make it to college because of where they live or who their parents are. Lets give them all the chances they need. Obviously, the current brainiacs aren't curing cancer or AIDS, maybe, just maybe, someone out there has it in them but is economically challenged to get to that point.

Besides, I'm sure the bonds will only be good if they go to school. We all know not everyone will ever use it all. I say, they should expire if not used by the time they are 25 years of age, unless they went into the military and then they should never expire.

I agree.


i think its ridiculous that we don't have a national health care system. AND NO not one like Canada's.....

 

[NightWarrior]

I agree.


i think its ridiculous that we don't have a national health care system. AND NO not one like Canada's.....

I think this is a first.

 

[All Else Failed]

I think this is a first.

Lets keep this trend going! :24:

 

[dt3]

Are you against social security? Welfare? Retirement? Those are all pretty much socialist ideals.

Yes, I'm absolutely against social security and welfare. Completely.

Retirement isn't the same as the other two. Retirement isn't a government program.

I don't think this will make anyone lazy. Do you get lazy because you know the money in your bank account gains interest? Or the bonds or roth IRA's you invested in gain value over time? Nope.

No, I don't get lazy when I make money. But if I was guaranteed x amount of dollars, I certainly would. Why strive to get good grades in HS for a scholarship if I know I'll be able to pay for college regardless?

I'm confused why anyone would have a problem with this but want national healthcare?

I don't want national healthcare at all.