Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper said Tuesday Colorado could tap part of the $33 billion state retirement fund for loans to small businesses, providing up to $150 million a year to help stabilize its economy.Hickenlooper told workers at a prescription data center the state should use its assets for loans. He said the state could raise $100 million from investors and securitize about $50 million from the Public Employees Retirement Association to provide the loans.
“We would only use a small part of state retirement funds. It would have to be run like a business. This would provide access to capital they can’t get now,” Hickenlooper said. – More –
I have a feeling this isn't going to end well!
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