Great so now not only do I have to pay for my kids college your telling me that I have to pay for someone elses too! Thats crazy. Whatever happened to people working for what they want. Thats the problem with this country nobody has to work for anything!!!!

So.. where are we getting this money, and aren't you NOT supposed to buy your votes??

You right-wingers really are utter morons. You don't complain at all when Bush gives hundreds of billions in tax breaks every year to the top 1% of earners, but it's Hilary's proposal to spend $20 billion a year that irks you. And people will not have babies because those kids will get money in 18 YEARS!!!!!

I think everyone responding is missing the point. She said a BOND that accrues IF the CHILD graduates HIGH SCHOOL. why wouldn't any of us mothers want our children to have the extra BOND for their college tuition??
She never said she was going to hand over $5000 cash. You all need to read a little better. Do some research.

Google "Peter Paul v Hillary Clinton"

We are already paying for illegal immigrants to have children, then we are feeding and clothing those illegal immigrant's children, now we are going to give them $5,000.00. I DON'T THINK SO!!! Why don't we ask them to pay us $5,000.00 each time they have a child, to start some sort of payback for what they are getting free. I am sorry, this is just a really assinine idea!!!!

LAME!

Vote for Ron Paul in 2008.

Hilary Clinton is trying to buy votes.
I am a self employed mother who can't afford health insurance. Why do you want me to pay for illegal immigrants healthcare. Since you have raised so much money, why don't you pay for them.

My wife and I received $4,100 two months ago from the Australian government when our baby boy was born. It was great! The government here gives the money (with no strings attached) to the mother of each child to help with the costs of having a baby. The idea behind the baby bonus scheme is to encourage women to have babies to increase Australia's population. I guess you probably wouldn't be wanting that in America though with your much larger population.

It's a sad time when some Americans are not willing to stand up for their country when she is needed, but they are more than willing to have their country front their bill for the mistakes we make as a society. I'm talking about the Clinton's…

HILLARY, PLEASE DROP OUT OF THE PRES. RACE. THE US WILL BE POORER IF YOU KEEP MAKING DECISIONS SUCH AS GIVING EACH NEWBORN A $5000, GIFT. ARE U PAYING FOR THIS.

It's bad enough that our government is already at an estimated $6 Trillion in Debt…

But this idiot wants to put us in the hole even further??? Go home Clintons, Go home….

Is this another twist on "IT takes a Village"??? Well I feel after raising and educating three children and now thinking ahead to my granddaughter's future is taxing enough. This 5K will be added to the already high tax burden we tax payers carry. This may have just been a fleeting thought Hillary expressed but gives me one more reason to fear her judgement and clarity of thought. Boy are we in trouble if this woman gets elected!

That's a good idea, Hillary. Provided YOU AND BILL are the ones who cough up the $5K.

Someone put a muzzle on this woman, because obviously she's crazy.

Must be nice. I would like a $5k savings bond, as a hard working American who is also in college, paying for it out of my own pocket.
If anybody doubted the Democrat's Soclialist agenda, this combined with National Healthcare are the trademarks of a Socialist economy. All this will do is promote illegals and welfare babies.
I know it is a political stunt, but that does scare me.

I can now without a shred of doubt in my mind say that I definitely WILL NOT be voting for Hilary in the election. I hope for the good of our country no republican/democrat/independent will either. This may be the single worst idea I have ever heard from a public official.

I will give Hillary Clinton $5000 to go away.

I just don't think this kind of judgement is good for an aspiring president. Hopefully, we won't see Barack Obama come out with anything this ridiculous.

Hillary just lost my vote. To give people $5000 for breeding is just plain stupid.

How about giving me $10,000 not to breed to insure the world of one less person to use up our precious resources, drain our overcrowded school system or become a potential threat to society by becoming a serial killer or a politician.

You know, this doesn't seem to be that bad of an idea to me.

First, you could pay for it with less than an eighth of the current capital gains tax that is not collected from being improperly reported, meaning that there would be no additional tax-burden. If this is not possible, then perhaps a slight increase in the Capital Gains tax could solve the issue of financing this program.

Second, it would be a great way to give children with impoverished parents a chance towards something. I think this is one of the most compelling reasons for this idea because so many social ills, such as illiteracy and poverty, are intergenerational. This could go a long way towards breaking that cycle.

Third, if it was privately invested on behalf of the child, it could get a good return. If it got an 8% return, it would give the child around 20k upon their 18th birthday. Coincidentally, that is the average debt most people have from college.

Fourth, if this is privately invested on behalf of the child, it will directly increase total equity in the US by $2 billion a year for the first 18 years, then will level off as around the same number of children will be getting this $5,000 as will be taking out their earnings. Then, as these children take out their money, they will be putting a large amount of money into the system, either through institutions of higher education or buying reality, or maybe even reinvesting so they can have some dividend income to help pay the bills and have money in reserve.

I think that, if managed properly, this could be an amazing asset to both the future of our children and to expansion of our nations industry. If managed poorly, it could become as bloated an nonsensical as our current Welfare system.

My bigger question on this issue is, could the money be spent better on other programs that could have either a bigger impact or a more immediate impact?

1. Sends the wrong message. That simply being born is an entitlement to money.

2. We are looking at social security not being around for those who have paid into for years and now to ask these people to pay for newborns - It will not fly.

3. Is the money better spent helping public education which at least in MA continues to have more state mandates which are not adequately funded.

If government wants to get back to the tradition of savings how about stop squeezing the middle class so tight that there is nothing left to save.

dumbest idea I have ever heard.

Setting aside all of the many reasons why Hillary's proposal is ludicrous (and another step toward socialism), doesn't she realize that as soon as that "free" money is available, colleges and universities will raise their tuitions accordingly. (If the government gave everyone $5,000 toward the purchase of a new car, wouldn't car dealers increase their prices when they see the throngs of buyers heading their way?)

What an idiot. Then again, bribing the electorate hasn't exactly been unsuccessful in the past…

Guess who is really going to pay for the $5000? It will be those childrens who receive the $5000. If they're like us, they will pass the bill down to their children. With the government handling the money, it will end up with 2% returns like our social security money.

Seems like the democrats solution to us going broke is more taxes and more spending. Anyone who supports Hillary or Obama thinking that there will be any change in our policies is gravely mistaken. Pretty much the only way we will get any change in government is if you support either Kucinich, Gravel, or Paul and the only one that wants to cut taxes AND SPENDING is Ron Paul.

If it takes a village to raise a child,
then Hillary Clinton is the village idiot!

Can we fine people 5k for aborting perfectly good babies insread?

Britain has the same plan although theirs is only 200 pounds which is around $400. Gee and I was pissed at them for that idea. Im now VERY glad to be British. At least our politicians while dumb arent as dumb as the American ones.

Hey, why stop at $5,000? Why not $50,000? Why not $50,000,000? Come on, Hillary! What else can you do for us? Watch; next she's going to promise everybody three wishes.

Seriously, how stupid does she think people are to fall for such a blatant, ridiculous bribe?

I remember my fifth grade student elections. One candidate promised to put Coke in all the water fountains — and she won. Let's hope America is smarter than a fifth grader.

I'll only support this idea if we grandfather in every American citizen who was born after 1880. Sound ridiculous? Sound impossible to finance? It's no more absurd than Hillary's proposal. If we can't afford to pay for my idea, what in the hell makes anyone think that we could pay for Hillary's bird brain idea? Oh, that's right, we'd have to raise everyone's taxes to pay for this. I pay too much of my income already to taxes. What about the tax relief for the middle class that the Dems are always spouting off about? Tax the rich? Sure, why not? Then they won't be able to afford to pay the middle class and so they'll lose their jobs. Hell, why don't we just throw in the towel on our market economy and become 100% socialist. Then we can ask the Russians for economic advice when things get rough. It amazes me how stupid some of these liberals really are.

Wow Hillary you got my vote, are you SERIOUS and where and the how is a nation that is so far in debt suppose to do that, oh RAISE TAXES! Mark from Shreveport you couldn't have said that better.

What a stupid idea. Reminds me of Jimmy Carter promising to give each tax payer a rebate but when elected he said, "nevermind".

For those that want to compare Hillary to Bush, knock yourself out, but Bush isn't running for President this time (thank God)

Well Well Well here we go before she is even thought about being elected raising my taxes to pay for illegals immigrants children not once but two and three times in there life time. Plus the people that keep having babies and they know that they can't afford to have children in the first place. We have enough unwanted babies as it is now that are being raised by their Grandparents because the children were to young to have a baby their self. Sounds like she wants to run a baby mill like the puppy mills are run. I think that every child deserves an education but not to spend the money other than that. It is not responsibility for anyones child anywhere in the world I didn't have the child and if you can't afford to have the children then maybe people should learn how to use BIRTH CONTROL. I shouldn't have to pay for it. It's bad enough that our tax money is taking care of the illegals and the ones that are lazy and won't get a job I don't care if it is working at McDonald's or Wendy's atleast it's a job and trying. I have paid my way and still doing so and then the great elected officials of our government are wanting to take away the health care advantage programs for our Seniorsto pay for the illegals to get health care is not right and I hope that she falls flat on her face because she talks out both sides of her mouth. She will say anything that she thinks the voters want to hear. She needs to take herself and her cheating stupid I didn't inhale husband and go to Cuba,Venezula,Iran,Syria and help those people because she would fit in just right with the other stupid people.

GOD BLESS AMERICA WE NEED IT IF THIS THING BECOMES OUR PRESIDENT.
I would rather suffer under Bush than her anyday. And he has done some real stupid stuff.

Maybe we as citizens of the U.S.A need to move to Mexico and let the want to be to run this after the back bone of America leaves.

I am a senior citizen, Hillary's baby bond is a great idea. Because $5,000 is saved for 18 years or longer, it will be a big foundation for every baby. People worry about just money now but it will make every new born baby has the hope and secure future, I think it is very good view for American's future. Individual hope makes society happier and prevent crime. Experts on finance will figure out how it works if Americans think about it seriously instead of negation.

I can see it now. Children who turn 18 buying foreign made cars to impress other kids who bought foreign made cars. All this with money I worked my but off for. Race cars for everyone. Great idea? Watch the death toll rise. God help us if this woman gets elected.

Why not give every American $50,000/yr and we can pay off our debts? I'd rather give every American $50,000/yr than spend billions on Irak. After that, we can give every Mexican $50,000 too. Isn't it better to give our neighbors $50,000 each than spend it on Irak? Then we should spend $100 billion to build schools in Africa and south America. Isn't it better to build schools than to spend it in Irak? From now on, everytime there is a pork barrel or welfare project, we'll just compare it to Irak to get it passed. That way we can bankrupt our country even faster so that those children won't have any colleges to attend.

The clowns defending this idiocy are funny indeed. Since we are in Iraq, we should fund every hair-brained welfare program in the world and send our country deeper into debt?

How about this - we pull out of Iraq and stop these hair-brained welfare programs. We already have Pell Grants and student loans for thos ewho want to attend college.

Do you people realize we are already $9 trillion in debt? Any money that we are "giving" these children will have to be repaid by THEM. Gee, thanks for nothing. LOL

Try putting a little more thought into it next time.

I think it is a great idea. This is what can go a longway to inculcate the idea of saving in the baby as it grows as well as the young parents .Exactly the habit the new age America needs. I would rather have an incentive for parents putting a saving bond of fixed year say 18-20 in the name of baby in the year of birth and government gives tax deduction on double the amount.
It is a different tact and potentially a great long-term one for those from humble income levels.
Bravo future - Mrs.President !!!

This is a STUPID idea. People without insurance, those of us who have insurance, but can't afford to use it, the Veterans who have been dumped by the wayside without limbs, etc. and all the other situations that are making it difficult to survive,
should make sure she doesn't get nominated. I am a democrat, but we need better than this. May not vote at all this time around.

Just when I thought she might make a good president, she says something like this. Sheesh.

Has she lost her mind??????????

All the Republicans on this board getting hysterical about HRC's comment should get a life. She is still better than 'Lost his mind Bush', who has spent more than a trillion dollars by lying to the American people, corrupting the administration and plundering the national treasury for his cronies. Gee.. where were all these people for the last few years, who are screaming now on how we are going to pay for it. Where were they while Bush/Cheney bankrupted us and stole billions. These guys are sick.

I am confused as to how a newborn is in debt at the time of birth. So we limit them for the first 17 years of their life, but we verbally tack on a $27k debt to society to them???

At what point do we look at the system? There is a person who wants to impale people, a person who thinks they build spaceships using a flux capacitor (no joke), and a racist nazi…all on the ticket for President of the United States. 114 candidates. People: THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN. Can we look at the root of the problem please?

Instead of giving out more cash by the fist full? I don't believe we can just "print" more money and have it not affect our worth. So why don't we look at the root. We are broken. Say it with me…B R O K E N.

I can't tell you how personally satisfying it is to hear the Hillary bashers balk at spending money on kids.It confirms what I've been expecting for a while now,bush has made democrats rich at the expense of his own poorly educated,immoral, and unethical base. Such good news that you people are all suffering. It makes a democrat want to vote republican just to push you into poverty!

The only thing that will encourage is increases in college tuition to make up for it. It's simple–the market will be able to bear the higher costs commensurate with the higher "savings".

Hillary, I'm a liberal and I still think this idea is problematic, to say the least.

So if Bill Gates has another child, he gets $5,000 bucks in taxpayer charity? Doesn't he get enough tax breaks as it is?

I can't believe people are trying to turn this around and say, "well, it's better than spending the money on the Iraq War."

1) Clinton doesn't want to end the occupation of Iraq, so it's not like the money saved would be put here.

2) It's an idiotic idea regardless of whatever idiotic things this government does. The federal government could launch capsules filled with $5 billion into space every month, and it wouldn't change the fact that this is impractical, stupid, and immoral.

I guess Hillary never heard of inflation.

I have a much better idea than a $5,000 baby bond from the government. First, we give all the boys vasectomies. Then, if a husband and his wife wish to have a child, they put up a $5,000 (or higher) bond for each child they wish to have as proof the husband and wife can afford to have children. Then, he can have his vasectomy reversed until the wife gives birth to the number of bonded children, then the husband gets re-vasectomied. That would work much better than indiscriminate breeding by poor people who then have to get the govenrnment to help them because they're too poor to raise children, which is the way things are done now. I'm sick of paying for other people's mistakes.

Go to youtube and type "Bill Clinton Experience" and you'll see a clip of Bill saying at a debate when he first ran for president, when asked "Why do you think you have enough experience to run?"
He replied "I don't think experience matters nearly as much as judgement. Judgement is key. Experience is secondary." (I'm actually paraphrasing, you have to see it for yourself but that's the jist.)
I'm sorry, but I'm not going to take Bill Clinton's words at value or let him get away with this attack on Obama.
What gives you the right, Bill, to say that your experience equates to Hillary's anyway? Will your finger be on the nuclear button, or hers?
What experience allowed you to to make the decision that moved NAFTA ahead, putting thousands of union workers out of work and putting a permanent slave labor force into being both in this country and abroad?
What experience allowed you to divide this country nearly as badly as it is divided today, setting the stage for the worst partisan bickering ever seen in this country?
What experience led you to Monica and to the need to lie about your relationship with her, allowing the right wing nutjobs the fodder they needed to discredit you and the office you swore to uphold, giving them ammunition to keep a Democrat out of office in the White House even today?
What experience made you and your wife the most divisive public figures in U.S. history?
If I remember correctly, you prefered to table your experience in favor of polls and more polls as to what would get you the highest ratings possible.
I was sick of politics by the time you left offic because you allowed your office to become a theatrical experience instead of the sober position it should be.
I could never, ever concieve of Barack Obama doing such things.
Yes, Mr. Clinton, you did do some great things for our country and I do consider you to be a good, if not great man. I believe you do have compassion in you and true charisma that marks a leader.
Your wife ain't got it though bro.
She's shrill and she divides instead of unites, just like Bush. I'm sick of it and I'm sick of this experience arguement.
I'm sure that Hillary asked you about that Iraq vote in 03, and she sure as hell didn't show much expierence back than, or in fact day before yesterday when she voted to let George Bush do it all over again in Iran by labellling Iran's Army a terrorist organization, which allows Bush the authority to wage war in Iran. I wonder, did Hillary ask you about that one too?
Face it Mr. and Mrs. Clinton, you are living in a cold war driven by manipulation and soundbites, and by fear of enemies that are nation states and propagada. You are both out of touch with the needs of the American people and you behave as if you are somehow above us instead of among us, as Barack Obama is able to not only convey but act upon.
He walked the streets as an organizer in Chicago. He taught constitutional law. He served years in the IL legislature and passed more bipartisan bills than anyone, he also passed the first meaningful ethics reform there and in the U.S. Senate in a generation (notice the candidates cant use corporate jets for free anymore?)
In 2002, when you, Mr. Clinton, were no doubt telling Hillary it would be a good idea to support King George in his goal of passifying Iraqi oil fields, Barack Obama was commiting political suicide by saying "I'm not against all wars, but I'm against a dumb war."
He took a bold chance saying that Mr. Ex President. He stood up for his principles and he told the truth, plainly and matter of factly, even though he knew he'd be attacked for it bigtime.
Did you do the same Mr Clinton? No. You didn't. You lied. Maybe you never should have been impeached for it, and maybe you were actually a good President, but you still lied. So don't go trying to tell me that your so called experience trumps that of Senator Obama.
I would put my life and my liberty in the hands of Obama. I would never do such a thing for you or especially for your wife.
I just don't feel you have the right kind of experience to justify that sort of trust sir.
As I said, I think you were a good president. I think you're a good man.
But I'm ready for a great man to sit in the chair that you once got a bj in. I'm ready for a real leader for a change. I'm ready for someone that will actually tell me the truth, even when it hurts.
I'm ready for Barack Obama and all you naysayers can stick it where the blue dress don't shine.

Is she retarded?

This is bizzare. Making a proposal like that without indicating how it would be funded is meaningless. She might as well give them $100,000 each. Also, whey can't they earn it. I went for my education and earn decent money. Why do I have to give it to people who can do the same???

I shocked with Hilliary's idea and project, A Child Bond. I thought Hillary is more intelligent, very careful of our 'today' lives and economy, and wise-decision maker but she is not, very regretfully and unfortunately. Her idea is the great pain of young people who work hard on their careers today after the information/technology age like recent graduates.

In the other hand, her idea will be, if she is elected, the happiest news and best strategy for any universities/colleges including NYU, Harvard and real estate firms in 10 years.

Her idea makes bachelors, non-kid couples/partners, developing-career singles, lose interest in voting her. No better candidate than Hillary and Obama. But Obama is the "really" LAST choice we have to vote for Next President in the United State. Hillary is the people who is not very well in education from middle states and south states. Obama, the last choice, is the people who is working hard today, high education and rich people from west and east states such as NYC, Boston, LA, SF, Chicago.

Today is becoming the great fear for us, young voters because we really don't know who we should vote for… Hillary's "A Child Bond" is really blowing us, urban people out…

Hopeless people, please grow up and develop your own money for your own kids, don't depend on other's help or hand for your life! If you refuse to work hard to earn money for kid, use condom to avoid any trouble in finance, please. Don't bother us.

for Terry in El Paso -
When do our Senators & Representatives beome responsible for anything? Aren't they the ones who actually pass legislation? No sitting President gets all the credit nor the blame.

Welcome Illegal Immigrants ! We will give you $5,000 dollars for each of your child. A bold new concept to no child left behind.
Another back door provision to Amnesty.

I'm a democrat,and I hope Hillary's people are watching this blog, because it's one of the dumber ideas I've ever seen a politician utter. I understand she's desperate to get the bleeding liberals to vote her in, but she will energize the republican party with this type of welfare nonsense and she will alienate most moderate democrats such as myself as well.

It's a dumb idea, plain and simple. You want to afford college? Put aside $50 a year for 20 years and you can get into any city college. If you can't bring yourself for such a minor sacrifice, you can gather along your kids and find a nice cardboard box under your local bridge and let Darwin's theory take its course.

Did drudge link to this story or something? Relax people, she was floating an Idea around, it's not policy at all. Dumb****

This is too good! Hillary, you just lost the election.

Everyone calm down. This isn't going to happen. She is just trying to get people to believe that it MIGHT happen. And then if she become elected will not look into actually doing it. Everyone remember…just because a candidate SAYS it is a good idea, or says it SHOULD happen, or wishes it COULD happen, doesn't mean it's going to. By the way, do you know how many babies are born everyday? There is no way we can fund something like that. Besides, (as someone who lives in AZ and deals with immigration issues on a daily basis) there would be MUCH more illegals from Mexico crossing the border to give birth in America (just like they already do now) except now there would also be a $5,000 cash bonus in it for them.

I don't like it. But don't worry, it won't happen.

Hillary is one of the most dangerous presidential candidates I have seen in my lifetime.

Her policy ideas (if she actually were to pursue then after being elected, which is questionable given that EVERYONE knows that she will say ANYTHING to get elected) would likely cripple our economy (socialized medicine, cracking down on corporations, and this new bone-headed idea of giving money to babies for college).

She has NO credibility on the most important issue of national security and now she states that she won't commit to pulling troops out of Iraq. Furthermore, she won't use whatever measures are necessary to get information out of captured terrorists to protect the lives of American citizens.

She has NO character, she is a pathological liar, and her ideas are deplorable.

PLEASE DO NOT VOTE FOR THIS PERSON!!!

I have not yet made up my mind about any of the presidential candidates. I am also not a socialist or illegal immigrant, single, or freeloading mother with a bunch of children.

I received a national teaching certificate and taught at a top-notch high school for several years before I emigrated to America. I worked here during the day and went back to college and graduate school during the night.

I worked very hard as a public service career professional woman, and married with one child. My husband and I raised our child and educated her very well. She is a professional, working, saving, volunteering in the community, travelling and preparing to enter graduate school.

My husband and I recently retired with a total of 70 years of work and volunteer service between us.

I will support giving every American baby $5,000 for college or vocational education in the context of a sensibly thought out and competently managed policy. Our policies need to support and enourage our children and families. We know the cost - $20 B/yr. But what is the true value to our future youths, families and society?

Canada gives $50/month to each child from birth to age 18. I do not know whether it encourages abuse of their policy or not, but I can tell you this: my Canadian extended family has one or two children per family, and each family has saved this money toward their children's higher eduacation. And yes, they are working parents. Canadian policy stongly supports working families. I think moms get a year off with pay after each baby is born and get their jobs back when they return to work. And by the way, their dollar has now reached the same value as ours - first time in many decades.

If ths $5000 idea becomes policy it could be abused by some. But can we name a public policy that is not open to abuse or waste? Do we approve of how our other billions or trillions are spent? When we consider the federal budget including supplemental appropriations, do we know exactly where our tax dollars go? Do we approve of our domestic and foreign policy expenditures? Do we really know how our social security fund is invested and what it is being used for?

I won't mind one bit if my hard earned tax dollars go toward supporting our children's future and society. This to me is what being "a liberal" or a "compassionate conservative" means.

Why does she support giving every newborn $5000 but opposses the idea that people should be able to invest their social security instead of mandating that we rely on a failed sytem and an empty promise?

Hillary… Where were you when I started college? It would be great if you could make this program retroctive to when I was born. I could probably have avoided student loans to complete my education. How do you manage to come up with such unique solutions to problems? The problem with education is not in giving away more and more because we do that every day in Iraq… education is not a luxury item any longer; make education AFFORDABLE FOR AMERICAS, put the needs of Americans at the top of your list, at least once.

Many comments have referred to illegals' having babies - a valid argument. But, what are you doing NOW to stop the flow of illegals, to limit their housing options, to stop their getting jobs, to stop their free medical treatment, to stop their social services, to stop their Social Security payments (which I am refused although I paid my share), to stop their encroachment upon our society and culture? You must take action to create change.

As for the baby bond idea, not everyone is equipped nor qualified for higher education - if that were the case, then its value would disappear.

If this $5000 plan were in force, think of the pressure on teachers to be sure students graduated? That's pressure where it doesn't belong and isn't deserved.

this is a ploy to get more votes

What more does the voting public need to hear! Deficit issues and rising immigration both legal AND illegal make such a proposal sheer insanity. I wouldn't vote for her for dogcatcher.

Not surprising that Hillary would be in favor of anything that smacks of Socialism. Sadly, Hillary will get a large segment of the vote just because there is a large segment of the population that wants/needs the Government for provide for them from birth until death.

Also, it's dumb to say "we spend $12 billion a month in Iraq, why not $20 billion for this program?". The spending in Iraq will diminish very soon. Our troops will leave - that's a given. But, the $20 billion a year for the "baby bond" program will NEVER stop, and will only increase each year.

Finally, I DON'T CARE how they do it in Europe! Some countries in Europe have a tax rate of 80% or more. Sorry, the vast majority of Americans prefer to keep most of their earned money. Someone below said that in Belgium women get THREE YEARS for maternity leave! If anyone thinks that's a good idea for our country and economy, they are insane.

I would have considered voting for her before this little gambit. Buying votes with my money is very irritating. Why is it that we have such a hard time finding candidates for president who have brains. The current line up for either party is pretty poor - last time I didn't vote for the president - neither one was accepable.

Wrong Idea! This just another Govt. Handout & misuse of Funds. Savings is matter of Discipline. With the credit system, we have become an on demand society. I need so I spend. In addition, people will not save since the Govt is paying the $5000 towards College. Besides who manages the growth. What about deadbeat parents who may abuse this money? WRONG, WRONG,WRONG.

This is strait out of a Time magazine, good innovation…

oh ok- so we givg each baby $5 grand a year. Hows the goverment going to pay for all this? It just puts the government in debt by what 2 billion each year? The taxes are going to go up so they can pay for granny nannys baby bond. I think this is a terrible plan. WE American people do not need more money form the government. Lets just teach our kids to rely on the government for move for the future?? huh? no. Hillary is a jerk.

It's a great idea if we can pay for it. I expect that if we can pay for the Iraq war, we can pay for this, but let's not go too crazy on finances.

At the same time, this is one injection of socialism that could really help out a lot of people.

Hillary, you just lost my vote. Can you spell S T U P I D ???????

"Read my lips, no amnesty, no baby bonds, no licenses to illegals, no more war– need I say more!.

If Hilary, Congress and Mr. President want to spend any money then they need to fork out their own money, not the taxpayer. They have more than we do!

Look no further than a message board like this than to find how many bitter people live in America…who always feel like their getting screwed…and their taxes are too high. Wah wah, cry me a river. "I already give the government "$X" of my paycheck"…."Those illegals"…"Minorities with too many kids"…

I would be pretty good at at brainwashed righty argument if I felt like dumbing myself down to do so.

This was obviously a sound bite by Hillary…and how lovely it is to hear the feedback from rednecks and those 'persecuted' folks in middle America. Oh, how your lives are so terrible and others get ALL the benefits of your "hard work". I'm sure you all did it on your own and have in no way benefited from your family elders income or the very system of government and education you so easily chastise.

You should listen to yourselves complain when the prospect of reallocating (not increasing) your tax dollars to a policy idea to help citizens (children nonetheless, for use in some of the elemental parts of the slowly degrading "American Dream"), as opposed to the same dollar amounts we're spending each month in a war to fill the pocket books of a few business interests close to the White House.

Democrats like Hillary needs to start working on better sound bites for middle-Americans who can't get over how upset they are at their own lives and have nothing better to do than listen to Rush 'n Friends while blaming the government for their hardships and lack of a sufficient paycheck.

I think social security should be given out when you're young. That way it can be invested and you can actually have something to retire with when you get old.

Here's an idea.

Instead of rewarding people for having children they can't provide for by giving them 5000 dollars to squeeze out another future prison inmate or welfare child, pass a law that states BEFORE you have a child, you have to PURCHASE a 5000 dollar baby bond.

1) It would not cost tax payers anything.

2) It would help provide for the financial future of the nation's children.

3) It would foster the idea of people having to save for their futures.

4) It would cut down on unneeded population growth by forcing people to plan for parenthood. You knock somebody up/or get pregnant, the government charges you 2500 for each parent, which goes into a trust in the child's name for the baby bond.

Someone is going after the Hispanic voting block, hmm?

I love the idea! It is a step in the right direction to give every child in America the opportunity to succeed. Without a program like this, cycles of poverty will only continue.

just when i think she might be a solid candidate/president…yes lets reward anyone having a baby, whether the parents can afford it or not…sure, use MY tax money. Stupid..typical Democratic crap.

i have an add on great idea…make it retroactive!!!

why dont we all do some thing very rational and ask that the ballots include a space for none of the above .. both the rp and dems have decided to ignore florida exists s owhy not have all floridians go independent at the poles lets demand some qualified choices instead of deciding who is the least offensive to put in office

I guess CNN didn't like my last post becuase it's gone! I will way say it this way: How about this instaed?
Lower my taxes and let me as a father , husband , productive and responsible American, and Christian raise and support my family without government interference. Between this idea and socialized medicine we are headed for financial disaster! I guess the idea of personal responsibility is as extinct as the T-Rex!

Another welfare program, overtax the working people, give to anyone, just tax, tax, and tax some more! Why not make it retroactive to my birthdate - 1949? Sure to win some votes from the uneducated.

ridiculous, says promotes the idea of savings,,,however the money is given by the gov?…..what about illegals..or people on welfare who have childrend just to get more welfare??now 5 k for every new born??

If it was $5000 for every baby born to an American Citizen then I would agree

We are supposed to be trying to stop the flow of illegal aliens, This will only encourage more of them to cross our borders.
This just shows how out of touch this woman is with the American people.
If it was $5000 for every baby born to an American Citizen then I would agree

Instead of giving the proceeds for college or a down payment on a first home, how about making it a social security investment? The $5,000 would grow until the individual reaches retirement age and only then would be paid out, as an annuity for the rest of his/her life.

The people in this country who can't afford to pay for their children's college either with their own money or through scholarships or the ever-faithful Pell Grant should not have the children in the first place. Don't reward irresponsible procreation with $5000 per baby–you'll encourage fraud, corruption and having babies just to get the money–much as illegal immigrants and our citizens do now to get WIC.

MY QUESTION IS, WHY HASN'T BARACK OBAMA, CHAMPION OF HOPE AND DREAMS AND ALL THAT, ALSO SAID THAT HE LIKES THE IDEA OF A BABY BOND? OH, YEAH: IT'S BECAUSE BARACK OBAMA IS ACTUALLY INTELLIGENT.

Thanks to the 258 people who commented before me I now don't have to restate how STUPID HILLARY IS!!! Seriously is she possibly mentally retarded?

Yeah…every baby get $5,000…How do they learn to save like the baby bommers some of us saved our coins and rollem them up. These babies…legal or illegal…rich or poor get a "gift" of $5,000. What is the lesson learned—just make MORE babies and get more money. What is the logic—I forget this comes Mrs. Clinton–not Bill….It's a woman's logic. NUTS!!!

How about you earn your keep, and we put that money into Social Security which is failing miserably you stupid idiot.

"I'm a GOP member. This is the best you liberals have to offer as a future leader for our country?" - Michael Edwards, Santa Maria, Ca.

One must be in a state of complete denial to write that. The GOP gave us our current president - a man who is totally incompetent as president, who has wrecked US foreign relations, who destroyed the national budget, who has run up more deficits than all presidents from Washington to Reagan combined, and who will leave a mess behind him that will take a generation to fix. The GOP now presents us with a gaggle of mediocre white guys who are saying and promising the same things that Republicans have said and promised (but never tried to deliver) since Barry Goldwater.

I too am disappointed by the quality of Democratic contenders. They are all career politicians and none of them have the guts to describe the problems America is really facing and the wrenching solutions that must be put in place if our democracy is to survive in this grim and unpromising new century. Most of them are in the pocket of lobbyists, as all all of the Republican candidates.

What we need is a real Liberal in the race. "Liberal" is a noble word which does not describe any of the Democratic leadership and it is a word which most Americans cannot define correctly. Harry Truman was a real Liberal, and maybe we'll be lucky enough to find another like him in some future election. As for this election, I guess we'll all have to go vote for someone. Our choice will be to vote for a Republican who will continue policies that are destroying the middle class, the family farm, family values, unions, children's programs, our hopes of a secure retirement, and the fiscal future of the nation. Or, we can vote for a gutless Democrat who would rather be in president than be right. At least the Democrat will do a little less damage to the nation. I guess that is an endorsement of sorts.

That's just flipping great; so the illegal immigrants can take this as an incentive to have more kids…hey why not? And who is to say the money will not be used by the parents?! Smart Hillary….

What a communist.

we are still waiting on the 40 acres and the mule. we don,t need a hand out just a hand.

Is she insane? I am supposed to pay for other people's kids when I don't and can't have any?

I live in "Fort Memphis" (TN). Who is she kidding - parents will not spend this money for education. When they are not concerned about it now.

Unbelieveable! First welfare, foodstamps, public housing, and now this. When do parents start taking responsibility for their actions and determine if they can afford to have children? What next, bling-bling stamps, cell-phone stamps, gas stamps for the blinged-up cars that guys drive that allegedly are "poor" but have the bucks to drive around in customized cars with enough gold jewelry to make Mr "T" jealous while they are shooting the breeze on their cell phones while they drive! What kind of nonsense is this other than make a promist for votes! Hoowee! Next it will be a mansion for everyone with a Cadillac or a Mercedes-Benz on the driveway FREE for everyone! Vote for me and I will give you everything your little heart desires so long as you vote for me! Vote with your genatilia, make sure you have no responsibilities, especially when it comes to making babies, blame the "white man" for all of your troubles, ask for reparations for slavery even though that war ended over 150 years ago, and on and on. No wonder the races cannot get along with one another…

Who is Hillary Clinton?

The reincarnation of Huey Long?

"Free" health care and "$5,000 for each child"?

Naturally, she fail to say how we are going to pay with this considering we are already around $10 trillion in debt.

Whatever it takes to get elected, right?

By my count, 4 million babies X $5,000 each = $20 billion per annum.

Talk about the definition of an entitlement…What do you have to do to "earn" this bounty? Be born!!

Sure, that what we need more of in this country, people who are given entitlements just for being BORN!! What a joke…and candidates wonder why Americans mistrust all politicians…they will say anything to get some extra votes.

MARK………You're RIGHT ON! What Fatally Flawed wants is a WELFARE COUNTRY….filled with Millions of Illegals from All Over the World who are supported by the Government. Hillary Clinton is not qualified to be President. No Wonder her Healthcare Attempt failed miserably years ago! Besides, she doesn't have any idea what Illegals do to our cities and our neighborhoods and how they bring CRIME, Prostitution, Murder, Theft..etc. Most come here from a Straw Hut, sleeping on the ground, totally UNEDUCATED…and Immediately DEMAND to have a Middle Class Life and a House, complete with Healthcare, Food and Clothing, etc…awarded to them by our Government. They 'think it's their Right!' NO WAY! Go to Mexico, Hillary, Sell your Idea to the Mexican Government…We don't need YOU!

Uncharacteristically naive, as it stands. An incentive for families, or even unmarried women, of economic status least capable of ptoviding support, to produce more children to go on ADC programs. If this were done we would be well addvised to set a one child limit, and provide that the money would be unavailable at least until the child reached the age of emancipation.

This is a joke right. She is out of her mind. She has lost it completely. What - now all the drug addicts can start having more babies so they can pay for their habits. Oh this is such a wonderful idea. I agree with all the other comments too. I hope you send these comments to Hillary so she can review them. This is a sad state of affairs when the only thing she can come up with is to give our money away so she can win votes. FORGET LADY GO HOME. The republicans have secured my vote now for sure.

A nice and generous sentiment, but totally impractical! First off, who would pay for it? Secondly, it invites horrible mis-use and fraud problems. Plus it encourages people to have more children and unwanted pregnancy for a simple five grand. (Yes, I know it's for after high school, but that won't stop some unscrupulous parents from pumping out kids in the hopes that they can get more welfare).
It doesn't encourage saving, like Senator Clinton suggests. Rather it encourages laziness, because the government is saving for you.
Then there will be the court battles over whether immigrant children will be eligible. Imagine the legal mess!
No, Senator Clinton is looking for a legal way to buy votes: "Vote for me and I'll give your kids a cool five grand!"

Couple this very ridiculous idea with Hilarycare, and our taxes will be what we take home on our pension. If the Social Security goes under, all the elderly will be the new poverty and homeless. Less government and taxes is where we need to go. We are a democracy and not a socialist state. When will the press wake up and show that these ideas of Hilary are NOT part of a democracy, but are all the components of socialism. With her power hungryness, next two term limits will disappear, and we will have a dictator.

This is the most ridiculous thing I have heard in quite some time. Isn't the United States deficit over 2 trillon dollars? Now Hillary is proposing a program that would cost $20 billion dollars per year ($55.5 million per day), while there are many other pressing finanancial issues our country faces (healthcare, social security, the housing market, unemployment, etc). Take this proposal for what it is, a nice headline article for her political platform.

IF EVERYONE WAS GIVEN $5000 AT BIRTH JUST THINK OF HOW MANY PHONY SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS AND FAKE BIRTH CERTIFICATES THERE WOULD BE NOT TO MENTION ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO WOULD HAVE 13 KIDS EACH AND BILK THERE CHILDREN OUT OF THE MONEY GIVEN BY HARD WORKING U.S. CITIZENS.

and just where is this $5000.00 per newborn supposed to come from? i think i have a damned good idea!!!

Thought that 'Fatally Flawed' was 'Off the Wall'……NOW, it's apparent that she really is Nutz! Think we have an 'Illegal Alien Problem' now? Every pregnant woman in the WORLD would be camping in our Country! GO AWAY….You're NOT educated enough to be President! What a Stupid Idea! Every Parent should have $5,000. set aside for this Bond…BEFORE a baby is conceived. This is a FAMILY'S RESPONSIBILITY…NOT A GOVERNMENT. GO AWAY!

Cost of pointless War in Iraq - 426 billion

Cost of giving "handouts" so that kids have enough money to go to College when they are of age - 20 Billion

Right about the time these babies reach college age we will be about 3/4ths of the way to matching the Iraq total.

These people talking about handouts were the same people who received handouts from their parents and never worked a day in their life before graduating from college.

My brother passed away and left $50,000 count it, I said $50,000 each to his 3 kids - it was gone in 5 months pissed away on garbage. Garbage is defined as dogs, drugs, guitars and tattoos and clothes. This is EXACTLY the problem - politicians do not think! An 18 years old in much of the country has as much concerned about his future as I have about becoming the next rap star - none!
Hillary: Think! At inflation (very)conservatively running at 3% a year (without any baby-titlement), in 18 years even with "no child left behind bad math" that more than 54% less than the bond was intended to pay out. Add to this the rate at which the dollor is plummeting and "Money (worth)For Nothing" is not just an old song title. STOP THE ENTITLEMENTS!!!!!!
This is not the answer.

Little by Little she seeks to take your freedom away. The more the government is in your life, the less freedom you have. People, wake up.

I would much rather see free health care than this.

Do the math. This measure would cost a small fraction of what the Iraq war is costing us every year! And yet its impact would be invaluable.

Here's another great example of how the Dem's want to attract voters by giving them handouts. Teach people how to make money, not wait for charity.

Why not take $5000 per newborn from the campaign funds? It might reduce the obscene amount spent on being elected.

I'm a GOP member. This is the best you liberals have to offer as a future leader for our country? The Hildabeast is going to raise the taxes of the worker-bees 20 billion dollars per year initially. The birth-rate will rise faster than you can say "where's the fence?" I'm buying stock in diaper manufacturers if this woman gets elected. Her husband claims to not have inhaled but I'm certain she's smoking something! You should be so proud.

This is EXACTLY why people hate the Democratic party. I'm a registered non-partisan, and there's no way, to vote for this person. In the main, it's because of her support for the war. This type of thinking is so deeply rooted in these people, that it's scary. Does she have a plan to pay for it? On top of Bush's drug plan giveaway, they're going to bury this nation for a long, long time.

1. Where are we going to come up with 20 billion dollars per year for this. We cant help health care or social security as is.
2. Someone needs to tell hillary that college and houses are not as cheap as they used to be. In 18 years (at 6%) thats only $14k.

I think 18 years is to short of time for the money to grow.
I would expand this a bit. I think $10,000 should be the amount for every bona fide American child. And I would extend this to retirement, to help with Medcare, Social Security and retirement. You look at the power of compounding and it would help pay for retirement. Early withdrawls and survivor benefits would have to be negotiated and perhaps good citizen incentives but it might help in the long run.

Does this plan include the children of wealthy parents? Or will there be the inevitable cap when the true cost of such a program becomes clear, so that this becomes an exercise in redistribution of wealth? Such thinking has already entered the commentaries; one post implies the folks commenting against this plan are neo-conservatives who went to Princeton. FYI: I hate the plan, I am not a neo-, and I went to college (multiple Honors, which led to grants, by the way) with very little support. More big government, more taxes. Yech.

From the looks of most of the other comments, it would appear as though the people have spoken.

In as much as i like, and would possibly vote for Hillary. This is the dumbest statement ever. Every time some family goes broke, they would be more inclined to getting pregnant. This is a recipe for disaster. All pregnant people from all over the world would be here for free birth care. They will be incentivized for illegally coming to the country, free medical bills and $$$$.

Strange and unrealistic idea, but the $20 billion dollars a year this would cost would be better spent on this than on any war.

Dear Hillary & Bill: Forget it. I'm not buying someone else a house. And by the way, what about my social security that I've been paying in that 'won't' be there for me in 30-40 years??

She is out of her mind. If we elect this woman, our taxes will go way out of control.

Hilary is acting just like any tax and spend liberal. Of course, $5,000 to every newborn would be a neat idea. (No idea how to pay for it except to tax more). Next she should consider giving every 18 year old another $5,000 as sort of a happy birthday for "the big one!!" In fact, how about giving every newlywed (sorry only the first time) $5,000. Ah, the instances are endless and yes, everyone likes to receive "free" money.

As far as I am concerned, she is only proving every day that she is a typical liberal and I will steer away from her like poison. Unfortunately, there is no great front runner Republican in the entire United States that I can see, who will offer true fiscal reform and not create all of these expensive, tax and spend programs?

When will be get a real reformist out of the millions and muillions of eligible people on this planet? Probably never, now that politics has become a business and a career - we need more special interest Senators like Byrds and Kennedys like we need "another row of toes".

$20 Billion a year
Ouch.
Tax Hike time.
Typical Hillary Tax Tax Tax

Stop already!!! Quit taxing us and let us raise our own children and spend our own money on them instead of having the government telling me (or my children) what they have to spend money on.

Hi folks, that idea is not totally nonsense. If the fear is illegal immigrants would flock into the US, make a restriction on WHOSE babies will get the 5K i.e. only babies with US Citizens parents are eligible. Who can protest this restriction? In addition, it would give more 'sense of belonging' to the scheme if the parents will contribute monthly to the saving based on their income. This will promote 'saving habit' in which we are very BAD at.

Surely, we need to think creatively in developing our future generation. At the moment we are in debt (credit cards, zillion different loans) and students are burdened with meteoric student loans.

So, why don't we think of the HOW to implement it rather than talking about $$$ per se.

Rather than handing out $5K for a college fund, work on reducing property taxes, for property we "already own." That money will be put to far better use than "social security" for education.

The senator fails psychology. Instead of teaching us to save, this plan will only teach us greater reliance on the government. It will also further encourage illegal immigrants to have "anchor" babies.

Does anyone really think that this is a good idea? For all the illegal immigrant births, not only are they eligible for welfare if they get across the border in labor but we give them a $5K bonus. Families that currently survive on government programs now have less reason to work and even more reasons to add to the overpopulation and welfare burden of the taxpayer…man, I mean have 8-10 kids, by the time they hit 'maturity', we've got enough for that new house courtesy of the taxpayer.

Come on folks, we're all in trouble if America is foolish enough to put these ideas in office.

What an idiot she is……loser loser loser…..

There is wisdom in this idea if it's properly thought out. The cost of a college voucher bond given at birth would probably be offset by the number of defaulted college loans that the government has to forgive every year when people are forced to file for bankruptcy.

Also, suddenly you're worried about $20 billion dollars a year for education? That's less than what we're currently spending in Iraq…for 2 months! Priorities people, priorities.

You know what I find hilarious? The republicans are still trumpeting the worn out "Tax & Spend" democrat line, yet under the current republican administration our national dept has skyrocketed to historic proportions. You're going to need some new material if you're planning on winning in '08

isn't that what the welfare system is for and thats even screwed up. great another incentive for people to not use contraceptives. have kids and earn money. what is next, committ a crime and get money for it. oh wait a minute, thats already happening.

I just become a republican. thanks hill.

Posted By Brian, NYC : September 28, 2007 11:35 pm

what are you a caveman?

What a fantastic concept! Have the working class support even more people on ADC and welfare because they'll be in mass production. What a bone-head idea!!!

What a retarded idea. It must have taken her a whole five minutes to come up with this. What is $5000 going to do? Most people will smoke that in a heartbeat. How about sound monetary policies. How about saving money on the loads of useless govt institutions like FEMA, the Department of Education - Energy. FEMA is ready to imprison us in their camps, the Dept of education keeps us dumb, and the dept of Energy keeps us on oil. All great programs.

Liberals - remember this - she will waffle back from her true socialist stance…back to a liberal stance. She will spin it…make a joke out of it…and try to laugh it off…don't let her please…let her know that you are way smarter than that.

And just where is this money coming from Mrs. Clin