We used to say to people, 'Go into business early. You don't have a mortgage yet.' Right? But if you have student debt at the level of a mortgage, you can't.
Maggie Hassan: “We used to say to people, 'Go into business early. You don't have a mortgage yet.' Right? But if you have student debt…”
On the recordMarch 6, 2018
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Hassan highlights the burden of student debt on young entrepreneurs.
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