RE:RE:Payoff debt & Investors will comePerhaps, but its a relative thing. If everyone else is debt free, or going in that direction why would anybody invest in a company with huge debt compared to others? I think its a good idea to check out balance sheet before investing.
And it really depends on what you are doing with that debt. if the debt is used today to buy things that will make you earn money in the future thats good. If is used to stay afloat for the past 7 years, and pay big salaries for executives during the down turn, then its bad.
A student loan is better debt than borrowing to buy a tv set, clothes or to go out for a beer.