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Clinton’s Tech Policy Targets Young Entrepreneurs (nytimes.com)
3 points by daegloe on June 29, 2016 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



It's linked in the article, but i'll also link the summary document via the HRC website here:

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2016/06/2...

Take a second to read through some of it. At first glance it sounds good, but there really isn't a lot of meat there (for those lawyering, there is definitely substance but most of the release is just jargon). Here is what i consider the real actionable items (rather than saying blanket statements that sound good on a podium):

>> give innovators who start social enterprises or new businesses in distressed communities the opportunity to apply for forgiveness of up to $17,500 of their student loans after 5 years

>> would “staple” a green card to STEM masters and PhDs from accredited institutions, and support visas that allow top entrepreneurs from abroad to come to the U.S.

>> will grow the research and development budgets of entities like the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and DARPA

>> create a competitive grant program to give cities, regions, and states incentives to create a “model digital community”

>> strongly supports the FCC decision under the Obama Administration to adopt strong network neutrality rules.

Note, I only skimmed the full fact sheet, so there may be more that i missed.




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