Kamala Harris proposes 1M forgivable loans to Black entrepreneurs

13 pointsposted 8 hours ago
by donsupreme

15 Comments

verdverm

8 hours ago

for clarity, it looks like it means a count of 1M loans of $20k value

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The plan outlined Monday would provide 1 million fully forgivable loans of up to $20,000 to Black entrepreneurs and others to start a business. The loans would be financed through partnerships between “mission-driven lenders,” community oriented banks and the Small Business Administration, the campaign said.

The agenda also includes training and mentorship programs to help Black men get jobs in high-demand industries, and greater investments in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program to recruit and retain Black male teachers.

tuyguntn

8 hours ago

isn't this a textbook definition of racism and inequality?

Why do you give forgivable loan based on the color of skin?

swagasaurus-rex

7 hours ago

This is why I think it’s better to focus on targeting low income and individuals and families in poverty.

Helping the poor will inevitably help those who are most disenfranchised.

hw-guy

5 hours ago

I am not a lawyer, but I'm pretty certain that a plan like this is blatantly unconstitutional. Harris knows this too, and knows it will never happen, but it may buy a few votes in the meantime.

To be sure, I'll vote for her anyway, because it's not as batshit crazy (or dangerous) as many of her opponent's plans.

user

8 hours ago

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bradley13

8 hours ago

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user

8 hours ago

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squigz

8 hours ago

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sickofparadox

7 hours ago

squigz

7 hours ago

That doesn't seem to imply what GP stated.

sickofparadox

6 hours ago

This is a Harris aligned group that held a rally[1] intended only for for white men. Unless we want to pretend that redboxing[2] isn't real and that PACs actually operate completely independent from their campaigns I don't see how it doesn't imply what the first commenter was saying.

[1]https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/30/whit... [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-boxing

squigz

6 hours ago

That really isn't even remotely the same as "segregating rallies by race and gender"

sickofparadox

6 hours ago

Segregating: "to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate"

Are we going to play equivocation games with the definition of segregate?

squigz

5 hours ago

I don't know. Are we going to pretend that the dictionary definition of 'segregate' is actually what we're talking about here, and that the historical context of 'segregation' with regards to race and gender is irrelevant?

When someone says something like, "They're being segregated by race and gender," it does not imply people choosing to go to rallies aimed at particular groups of people. Interpreting it that way seems incredibly disingenuous.