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00:01:07
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OUT THOSE BOOKS. I'M SURE THE AUTHORS WOULD BE HAPPY TO SIGN THEM. NOW OVER TO TINA BROWN. WHERE ARE YOU, TEEN? -- TINA? PLEASE JOIN US. >> THANK YOU....
00:01:32
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SAME FOR THE DAILY BEAST TEAM WHO WERE ON BOURBON STREET. I WANT TO INTRODUCE SHANE ROBINSON A CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER FOR OUR FOUNDING SPONSOR HP....
00:02:18
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TINA. I THINK WE'D ALL AGREE EVENTS LIKE THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT SOMEBODY LIKE TINA AND THE DAILY BEAST. AND I DON'T THINK THIS TOPIC...
00:05:52
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SHOW YOU THESE 3D LAPTOPS AND THE TOUCH SCREENS. THEY ARE REALLY WORTH PLAYING WITH. THEY'RE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL TO SEE. WELL, LAST NIGHT WE HEARD...
00:08:08
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POLL. YOU'VE TAKEN A POLL BEFORE, HAVE YOU? SOME OF YOU? WRITE IT ON THE FORM AND LEAVE US THE FORM WHEN YOU GO, IF YOU EVER DO GO. JUST LEAVE IT THERE...
00:09:00
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00:09:03
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POINT. >> RIGHT HERE WE HAVE A TOTAL DEBT OF GDP HAS NOT GOTTEN TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF AMERICA BUT CRISIS
00:09:09
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00:09:10
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LEVELS. AND I MAKE THREE POINTS ABOUT THIS, HARRY. THE FIRST IS THAT EVERY SECTOR IN AMERICAN SOCIETY PARTICIPATED IN THIS, PARTICULARLY, THE CONSUMER...
00:10:31
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US? >> WELL, THIS DATA MAKES
00:10:34
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A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT POINT. BUT WE'VE JUST COME OUT OF THE 1990s -- ONE OF THE FIRST DECADES IN
00:10:40
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AMERICAN HISTORY, OTHER THAN THE '30s, OF COURSE, WHICH THE MIDDLE CLASS, THE AVERAGE AMERICAN DID NOT SHARE IN THE BENEFIT OF THE GROWTH OF OUR...
00:11:22
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AMENDMENT. IT'S
00:11:24
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ABOUT IS THE AMERICAN DREAM WORKING FOR EVERYONE. IS THE AMERICAN DREAM WORKING FOR EVERYBODY. >> HOW DOES IT SHOW UP IN AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS,...
00:11:37
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ELSE? >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S HAPPENED SILENTLY OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS IS WE KNOW THAT ECONOMIC
00:11:45
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ACTIVITIES SHIFTED OUR DEVELOPING WORLD. WE KNOW THAT THE EMERGING MARKET HAS BEEN GROWING MORE RAPIDLY BUT WHAT WE MISSED IS A SHIFT OF CORPORATE...
00:12:15
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2009 SHOWS THAT 19 GOES TO 14 COMPANIES. >> WAIT A
00:12:19
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00:12:22
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MINUTE. I'LL MAKE THE POINT WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE NEXT SLIDE WHICH IS THAT IT SHOULDN'T
00:12:28
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BE ANYBODY'S SURPRISE THAT CORPORATE ACTIVITIES FOLLOWS GDP. AND THAT IT'S MY VIEW AND WHAT WE BEGIN TO SEE HAPPENING IS THE NEXT ROUND OF GREAT COMPANIES...
00:13:02
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LOOKED AT THAT SLIDE WHAT'S MISSING WHAT YOU SEE TODAY
00:13:04
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14 OF THE TOP COMPANIES IN THE WORLD ARE HEADQUARTERED IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 1999, THE TOP 10 COMPANIES, 7 IN THE UNITED STATES 0 IN CHINA. TODAY...
00:13:44
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WE TALK A LOT ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT BEING CYCLICAL BUT I THINK WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS UNEMPLOYMENT WHICH IS
00:13:51
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STRUCTURAL. I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF THE HEIGHT OF LEVELS IN AN ECONOMY AND I THINK THE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT FOR 10 YEARS...
00:14:57
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LOST? >> WE'LL COME TO THAT IN
00:14:59
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A MINUTE BUT LET ME MAKE THIS ONE POINT IF I CAN BECAUSE IT'S REALLY
00:15:02
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IMPORTANT. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THAT JOB FOR THAT PERSON,
00:15:05
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YOU'VE GOT TO FIND A NEW COMPANY TO WORK FOR. PROBABLY HAVE A NEW JOB WITH WHICH YOU NEED TRAINING. AND PROBABLY MOVE YOUR HOUSE UNDER WATER. A VERY...
00:15:27
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END JOBS THAT USED TO GO
00:15:31
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TEXTILE MANUFACTURING AND TO RUBBER MANUFACTURING AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. IT'S NOW THE MOST IMPORTANT, MOST PROFITABLE MOST INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY...
00:15:58
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THAT POINT HERE? >> WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE THIS SHOWS THE EXPORT OF HIGH TECH MANUFACTURED GOODS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN THE
00:16:09
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WORLD OVER THE LAST WHAT, 13 YEARS AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE ASIA HAS HELD STEADY. THE UNITED STATES HAS DECLINED PRECIPITOUSLY AND CHINA -- >> YOU MEAN...
00:16:24
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PERIOD. THE SUPPLY CHAIN -- SOMEONE SAID TO ME TODAY IF YOU WANTED
00:16:28
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TO MAKE A CELL PHONE IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY, YOU COULD NOT DO IT IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT. IT'S AS IF THE -- THE QUOTE WAS IF YOU WANT TO TRY...
00:17:10
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IS, OF COURSE, THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH AMERICA IS LOSING
00:17:12
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ITS MARKET SHARE, LOSING ITS FUNDAMENTAL EDGE IN RESEARCH
00:17:15
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AND DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION. THIS IS A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SLIDE. YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT HERE NORTH AMERICA WHICH IS THE U.S. AND CANADA, HAS...
00:18:22
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LARGEST. BUT THE SILICON IS REALLY OF CHINA IS, FOR INSTANCE,
00:18:25
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TIWON. -- TAIWAN. A LOT OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IS DONE THERE AND A LOT OF THE MANUFACTURING KNOW-HOW IS THERE. AND SINGAPORE IS VERY POPULAR...
00:18:57
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LIKE WATER. MONEY WILL FLOW TO ITS HIGHEST RATE OF RETURN.
00:19:02
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SO IT'S NOT -- YOU CAN'T REALLY PARSE CAPITAL WHEN IT COMES INTO A BUSINESS. BUT THE ONE THING I WILL TELL YOU IS THAT ALL OF THIS -- YOU HAVE A CHINA...
00:19:23
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AND WE'RE GOING TO THE NEXT PANEL AND GLENN WILL STAY AND JOIN WITH THE GROUP AND SO WE'LL MOVE OVER THERE AND READINESS WITH THE PUNDITS, OKAY? [APPLAUSE]...
00:19:45
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LIKE PENNY TO PENNY LITERALLY. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE IN THIS
00:19:51
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SITUATION. >> UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ON SOCIAL SECURITY THAT SHOULDN'T BE. THEY ARE TAKING MONEY THAT REALLY SHOULD...
00:19:59
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THAT REALLY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE. (music) (music) >> THAT'S GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU. YOU CAN SEE WHO THEY ARE. AND WE'LL
00:20:30
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JUST GO THROUGH THEM. PETE PETERSON, CHAIRMAN BAIR, JOE STIGLITZ, PETER ORSZAG, NAILL FERGUSON AND, OF COURSE, GLENN. I WANT TO START BY ASKING THESE...
00:21:11
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IN THE SHORT TERM, JOBS. >>
00:21:17
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JOBS. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR SINGLE FIRST TERM PRIORITY? >>
00:21:23
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WITH THE LONG TERM, I WOULD SAY LET'S FOCUS ON THE LONG TERM 'CAUSE THAT'S GOING TO HELP OUR SHORT TERM. >> OKAY. MR. STIGLITZ? >>
00:21:32
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I WAS IN CHARGE AND THE THING I WOULD FOCUS ON
00:21:36
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IS A SECOND ROUND OF STIMULUS. >> A SECOND ROUND OF
00:21:40
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STIMULUS. LONG-TERM, OKAY PETER ORSZAG, YOU RECENTLY JUST -- WHAT? >> IF YOU HAD A
00:21:49
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SINGLE PRIORITY IT WOULD BE JOBS BUT I REALLY DO THINK -- >> IT'S NOT PRISON YOU COULD
00:21:56
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EXPAND. THE SINGLE FIRST PRIORITY IS JOBS,
00:22:01
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RIGHT? >> MR. FERGUSON? >> WE CAN'T HEAR PETER. >> OH? >> SOMEBODY IS WITHOUT A MIC OR DID I DISTURB
00:22:13
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00:22:15
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00:22:16
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00:22:18
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SOMETHING? IT'S SIMPLY INNOVATION OR THEY'RE WORKING FOR THE CHINESE. ARE WE ON? CAN YOU SPEAK? SAY THE SAME THING. GROUND CONTROL. ARE WE THERE?...
00:22:40
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WHAT. LISTEN, PETER, I SAID FORCED INTO ONE SINGLE PRIORITY WOULD BE JOBS. >> HIS
00:22:48
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SINGLE PRIORITY WOULD BE JOBS BUT HE WANTS TO EXPAND. >> NAILL? >> WE'RE
00:22:54
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GOING TO GIVE YOU A NEW MICROPHONE. OKAY. RIGHT? >> I WOULD SAY, MR.
00:22:59
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PRESIDENT, YOU NEED
00:23:00
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TO -- >> YOU'RE THE PRESIDENT. >> OH, I'M THE PRESIDENT? THINGS ARE LOOKING
00:23:05
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UP. >> ARE YOU BORN IN THE UNITED
00:23:07
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00:23:08
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STATES? >> I'M AFRAID I'M NOT
00:23:12
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ELIGIBLE. I WOULD SAY GET ME PAUL RYAN. PAUL, YOU'RE TREASURY SECRETARY.
00:23:18
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AND IT'S YOUR JOB TO ACHIEVE RADICAL FISCAL REFORM, AND I WANT AN ANNOUNCEMENT THIS TIME NEXT WEEK. >> I WOULD CREATE REAL CREDIBILITY TODAY THAT WE'RE...
00:23:35
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MOVE TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY IN A SYSTEMIC WAY OVER THE FUTURE AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND OURSELVES TO THAT LIKE TO THE MAP. >> AND SO I SUPPOSE LONG...
00:23:56
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BUT YOU BOTH PUT JOBS FIRST AND PETER WITH SOME HESITATION. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT IN THE SHORT TERM? WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE LONG TERM -- IN THE...
00:24:28
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WELL. LIKE A BUSINESS, THERE'S GOOD LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS EVEN THOUGH IT MAY COST MONEY LONGER TERM I THINK IT WILL PROVIDE A MORE STABLE ECONOMY ESPECIALLY...
00:24:58
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THAT. MR. STIGLITZ, JOE? >> I AGREE EXACTLY WITH SHEILA. AND THE POINT IS THAT IF YOU'RE MAKING INVESTMENTS
00:25:08
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IN INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, YOU'RE IMPROVING THE ASSET SIDE OF THE NATION'S BALANCE SHEET AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU'RE IMPROVING THE...
00:25:43
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NAILL? >> IT DOES SEEM A LITTLE BIT OPTIMISTIC. AND I WONDER IF IT'S
00:25:51
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WORTH REVISITING THE NOW FAMILIAR DEBATE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT CAIN CAN SAVE US BECAUSE I HAVE SOME DOUBTS ABOUT THIS. >> YOU HAVE DOUBTS ABOUT CAIM....
00:26:07
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REMEMBER
00:26:08
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WHAT KEYNES WROTE ABOUT GETTING THE ECONOMY GOING WAS A GLOBALIZATION WHERE TRADE AND CAPITAL FLOWS HAVE LARGELY BROKEN DOWN AND MOST ECONOMIES WERE QUITE...
00:27:32
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NOW? >> TAKE THE MIC A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. >>
00:27:34
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HOW IS
00:27:36
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THAT? >> OKAY. >> TWO THINGS FIRST, I THINK
00:27:39
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THERE'S NO REASON ONE COULDN'T DO TWO THINGS. ONE
00:27:42
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IS MORE OF THE LONG-TERM FISCAL STUFF THAT
00:27:44
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I HOPE WE COULD GET TO BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE CONFIDENCE-INSPIRING TO ENACT NOW PROPOSALS THAT WILL HELP TO REDUCE THE MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM DEFICIT...
00:29:06
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FRAMEWORKS. ONE OF THE THINGS -- THERE'S ALWAYS A LAG IN THE DECLINE IN THEIR REVENUES AND THAT THE REVENUES DECLINE WILL BE A DAMPER ON THEIR ECONOMY...
00:30:17
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POINT IS I WASN'T OPPOSED TO THE
00:30:19
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STIMULUS. I THINK IT WAS VERY BADLY DESIGNED AND IN THE SHORT TERM THERE WAS NO QUESTION THAT SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE. IT'S WHETHER A SECOND STIMULUS...
00:31:12
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PLACE. BUT IF YOU HAD BOTH, THAT'S THE BEST COMBINATION. MORE NOW AND A LOT LESS LATER. >> WHY CAN'T WE HAVE THEM BOTH? >> THAT'S JUST THE POINT OF CALLING...
00:31:27
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ROADMAP FOR FISCAL
00:31:28
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REFORM IS THAT IT ACTUALLY OFFERS A SHORT-TERM JUMPSTART IN THE FORM NOT JUST OF CONTROLLING OUTGOINGS ON ENTITLEMENTS BUT ALSO OF TRYING TO RESTRUCTURE...
00:33:12
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ALMOST
00:33:13
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270,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE COMPANY THAT WE
00:33:16
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SUPPORT WHO ACTUALLY WORK FOR A LIVING CREATING JOBS. AND WHAT I WILL SAY IS TWO THINGS. ONE IS THAT I THINK NIALL IS RIGHT. TO GET THE JOB CREATION...
00:35:02
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RIGHT? >> I WOULD -- I WOULD AS A -- I THINK WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION IN THE COUNTRY TO TAKE CARE OF THE MOST DISADVANTAGED.
00:35:09
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AND THAT'S WHY I WOULD FOCUS MY ATTENTION THERE AND LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. I WOULD INVEST IN THAT. I THINK THAT'S EXTRAORDINARILY...
00:35:30
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PERSON'S PERSPECTIVE WE THINK ABOUT THE INCOME STATEMENT AND THE BALANCE SHEET BEING DEFICIT AND THE OPERATING SHEET BEING DEFENDANT THAN
00:35:36
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CAPITAL INVESTMENT. I WOULD BE PREPARED TO BORROW, TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT GENERATES THE POSITIVE RETURN. >> THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM -- >> I...
00:35:48
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PAY TODAY FOR -- >> I THINK THAT'S
00:35:50
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RIGHT. I VIEW INFRASTRUCTURE AND EDUCATION AS LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS AND THERE'S A LONGER LINE IN TERMS
00:35:57
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OF WHEN YOU GET THE BENEFITS ON THE JOB CREATION SIDE THAT I THINK WOULD BE VERY BAD IN THESE SHORT-TERM PROBLEMS. REBATING MONEY BACK, CASH TO CONSUMERS,...
00:37:26
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GETTING DEFICITS DOWN AND THAT WILL LEAD TO MORE INVESTMENT. I THINK THAT'S BASICALLY NONSENSE. >> BASICALLY NONSENSE, OKAY. RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] >> THAT...
00:37:41
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TWO APPROACHES TO HOW TO HANDLE ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS, AND THEY'RE REALLY
00:37:46
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IN TERMS OF PRESCRIPTIONS ALMOST DIAMETRICALLY OPPOSED ALTHOUGH THERE'S THIS WAY OF RECONCILING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF INVESTMENTEDS...
00:39:25
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DIFFICULT. I DON'T WANT TO SAY THERE'S AN
00:39:27
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EASY RECIPE, BUT WE SHOULD BE CLEAR THAT THE LOANS TO SMALL BUSINESSES ARE STILL LESS THAN THEY WERE BEFORE -- >> WHAT, HOW IS THAT? LET ME STOP YOU...
00:39:41
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YOU WERE PART OF THAT DEAL, WHY THE HELL CAN'T WE GET IT OUT OF THE BANK? [LAUGHTER] >> [INAUDIBLE] >> I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW. THEY GOT AWAY WITH...
00:39:52
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LET ME FIRST SAY IT
00:39:55
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IS CAREERLY, I AGREE WITH JOE THAT FINANCING ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES REMAINS A PROBLEM. FOR LARGE BUSINESSES
00:40:01
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WHICH ARE LESS DEPENDENT ON BANKS AND THEIR CAPITAL MARKETS, NOT A PROBLEM. AND I KNOW SHEILA AND OTHERS ARE FOCUSED ON TRYING TO GET MORE CREDIT FLOWING...
00:41:01
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DESTROYED IN
00:41:03
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PAUL KRUGMAN'S ECONOMICS IS PAUL KRUGMAN. >> CAN I JUST CALL HIM FOR A MINUTESOME. >> SO WE DEBATED THESE ISSUES LAST WEEK IN SEOUL -- HE DIDN'T
00:41:23
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WANT TO DO IT ANYWHERE CLOSER TO HOME THAN THAT -- AND
00:41:26
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WHAT STRIKES ME IS THE CONFUSION BETWEEN THE SHORT TERM AND THE LONG TERM. FIRST OF ALL, IN ORDER TO WIN THE ARGUMENT, THEY TRY TO ARGUE THEIR OPPONENTS...
00:43:18
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TWIEB OR 2010, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PLAN ONE DAY -- RIGHT
00:43:22
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NOW CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PROJECTS THE U.S. WILL RUN A DEFICIT EVERY YEAR UNTIL 2083. >> THAT RIGHT? >> IS THAT A SUSTAINABLE POLICY? IS. >> ASK...
00:43:35
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THAT'S RIGHT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. DID YOU HEAR
00:43:37
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THAT? [LAUGHTER] >> AND THAT WOULD ALSO BE THE CASE UNDER
00:43:40
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PAUL RYAN'S PLAN
00:43:41
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IF IT ACTUALLY TOOK
00:43:42
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EFFECT. I KNOW YOU'RE MANAGING THE TIME HERE, BUT I THINK WE
00:43:45
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JUST BRIEFLY HAVE TO TURN TO HEALTH CARE SINCE THAT IS THE KEY TO THE LONG-TERM FISCAL PROBLEM. LOOK, THERE ARE BASICALLY FOUR APPROACHES TO RETAINING...
00:44:46
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THE TIME ON THE LONG TERM BECAUSE THE UNITED STATES IS, CLEARLY, FACING AN UNPRECEDENTED SITUATION, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING GLOBALLY....
00:45:16
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IF SOMEONE IS TO MAKE THE CASE THE WAY JOE IS FOR SOME INFRASTRUCTURE, FOR EXAMPLE, WHETHER IT BE 50 BILLION OR 100 BILLION AND WE HAVE A TRILLION AND...
00:47:37
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INVEST MORE IN
00:47:39
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INFRASTRUCTURE. WE HAVE TO INVEST MORE MANY SCIENCE AND
00:47:42
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SO FORTH. AND YOU SAY, FINE. WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GET THE RESOURCES? BECAUSE THE INTEREST COSTS WILL ABSOLUTELY KILL YOU. SO MY FOCUS IN THE LONG...
00:48:07
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IS REALLOCATING. SO I THINK, FOR INSTANCE, WE'RE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON WEAPONS THAT DON'T WORK AGAINST ENEMIES THAT DON'T EXIST....
00:48:28
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AND AFGHANISTAN, THE DISABLED PEOPLE COMING BACK. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRILLIONS OF
00:48:34
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DOLLARS INCLUDING OUR NEW NUMBERS SHOW THAT THE COST OF THE DISABILITY AND HEALTH CARE COSTS ARE ALMOST UNFUNDED LIABILITY OF ALMOST A TRILLION DOLLARS...
00:49:18
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DOWN AGAIN DESPITE THE FACT YOU'RE KEEPING AN YEEG L EYE ON THEM? I KNOW PETE'S COMPLETELY RIGHT, WE ALL AGREE TO FOCUS ON THE LONG TERM, BUT IN...
00:49:38
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HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB LENDING. THEIR LOAN BALANCES HAVE MAINTAINED FAIRLY CONSTANT, THE SMALL BANKS IT'S BUMPED UP A BIT. I THINK THERE ARE A COUPLE...
00:51:28
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LIKE TO ASK THE PANEL, THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SITUATION, THE UNITED STATES' GLOBAL FINANCIAL SITUATION, HAVE WE STILL -- FLOGGING THIS DEAD HORSE? THE...
00:52:45
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FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATUATION SUGGEST THEY TAKE A WHILE. THE 20 EPISODES THAT ARE OF THIS ILK, FOR EXAMPLE, AND AGAIN, CAUSED BY A COLLAPSE IN BORROWING...
00:53:53
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CRISIS OF LEHMAN BROTHERS COLLAPSE, THERE WAS A MOMENT OF UNITY IN THE INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSION. I WORRY VERY MUCH THAT IF OTHER COUNTRIES FOLLOW...
00:54:49
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LARGER QUESTION, AND ANY OF
00:54:50
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YOU CAN COMMENT ON THIS WHICH IS, BASICALLY, WOULD YOU -- YOU'VE BEEN IN THE POLITICAL
00:54:55
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SYSTEM. WOULD YOU NOT AGREE THAT IT'S DYSFUNCTIONAL? THAT GLOBAL LEADERSHIP IS NONEXISTENT? THAT WE'VE COLLAPSED ON THE G20, THE IMF MEETING WAS A...
00:55:15
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WHITE HORSE TO
00:55:16
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FIX IT. THERE ARE STRUCTURAL FORCES, THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF GERRYMANDERING, THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND INCREASINGLY-FILTERED...
00:55:44
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SOME CONSIDERABLE TIME,
00:55:45
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AND IT'S GOT WORSE. BUT WE MUSTN'T BE TOO PAROCHIAL IN OUR DISCUSSION. I KNOW WE'RE FOCUSED ON REBOOTING THE U.S. ECONOMY, BUT LET'S NOT LOSE SIGHT...
00:56:13
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A WHOLE SERIES OF SILLY
00:56:15
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CORNERS HERE. [LAUGHTER] >> ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT PAUL KRUGMAN? >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU GOT? [LAUGHTER] THE CHINESE ARE MORE COMMITTED TO CAPITALISM THAN...
00:56:24
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LOOK AT ANY SURVEY OF
00:56:26
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CHINA'S OPINION, THEY PASSIONATELY BELIEVE IN IT, THEY BELIEVE IN THE FREE MARKET. THEY'VE GOT A MODEL WHICH IS UNENCUMBERED BY ERRORS OF THE PAST....
00:57:55
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YOU. >> OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. LET ME JUST ASK ALL OF YOU BECAUSE WE'VE REACHED THAT POINT
00:58:00
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NOW. IT'S 98 YEARS SINCE A MAN,
00:58:02
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A GERMAN CALLED SPANGLER WROTE A BOOK CALLED "DECLINE OF THE WEST." AND BASICALLY, WE'RE NOW AT THE END OF OUR TETHER. ACCORDING TO SPANGLER, WE ARE...
00:58:51
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THAT ARGUMENT. ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE IN THIS SITUATION IS NOT THAT THE WEST'S
00:58:55
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SOMEHOW IMPLODING, IT'S
00:58:56
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THAT THE REST OF THE WORLD HAS COPIED THE THINGS THAT WE FIGURED OUT TO DO FIRST, AND WE SHOULD REALLY CELEBRATE THE FACT THAT AFTER CENTURIES OF STAGNATION,...
00:59:23
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INTERESTING. SO GROWING
00:59:24
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UP ABROAD THE
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SON OF A DIPLOMAT,
00:59:28
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I WITNESSED FIRSTHAND THE COMPETITION POSED BY CAPITALISM AND THE COLD WAR. CAPITALISM KIND OF WON, RIGHT? THIS BUT WHAT WE'RE WITNESSING NOW IS A CONTEST,...
01:00:11
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US ARE VERY CLEAR. ENTITLEMENTS, TAX
01:00:14
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REFORM, YOU GO DOWN THE LIST, DEFENSE SPENDING. YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. YOU GO TO WASHINGTON, YOU OFFER THESE PROBLEMS, AND THE POLITICAL...
01:00:48
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GET IT RIGHT WHEN WE HAD
01:00:50
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A CRISIS. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE IN THIS ROOM, 2008-2009 FELT LIKE A CRISIS TO ME. SHEILA, YOU WERE AT THE CENTER OF IT. FELT LIKE A CRISIS,...
01:01:07
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ABOUT THE TWO PAULS. THE
01:01:09
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TWO SAINTS, ST. PAUL RYAN AND ST. PAUL KRUGMAN, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE UNITED STATES. >> OKAY, PETE, TAKING THIS LONG VIEW, AND WE'RE OUT...
01:01:24
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WE JUST HEARD. GIVE US THE LONG-TERM VIEW, BECAUSE THAT ON ACCESSES YOU. >> LET ME, FIRST, I WOULDN'T WANT THIS PANEL TO BE COMPLETE WITHOUT SOMEBODY...
01:01:37
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OF CONFIDENCE-BUILDING. WE TENDED TO DISCUSS THIS IN THE CONTEXT OF U.S. BUSINESSMEN AND SO FORTH WANTING TO KNOW WHAT THE TAXES ARE GOING TO BE AND...
01:02:56
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LOOKED AT A VARIETY OF PLANS TO RESTRUCTURE OUR FISCAL
01:02:59
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SITUATION. AND THERE ARE MORE TAXES AND ENTITLEMENTS AND, YOU KNOW, ON AND ON. BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME -- AND PETER KNOWS MORE ABOUT...
01:04:02
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COFFEE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CALL ON THEM THEN, AND THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO ESCAPE. SO JUST TAKE THE -- BEFORE WE LEAVE, I WANT A QUICK...
01:04:24
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ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY? >> >> YOU
01:04:26
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JUST DON'T KNOW. ARE YOU GOING TO STAY OR GO? >> I HAVE ENOUGH TO WORRY
01:04:30
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ABOUT. [LAUGHTER] >>
01:04:31
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01:04:32
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YOU'RE SKULKING THE QUESTION. >> I AM,
01:04:36
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THANK YOU. >> OKAY, NIALL. >> THE UNINTENDED
01:04:41
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COSTS OF PREMATURE WITHDRAWAL
01:04:43
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ARE BEING WILDLY UNDERESTIMATED
01:04:45
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IN THIS DISCUSSION BY AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS OF THE PANEL, AND I
01:04:48
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HOPE ONLY TWO. >> OKAY. CHAIRMAN? >> WELL, I -- THIS IS DEFINITELY OUTSIDE MY PORTFOLIO -- >> A QUICK ANSWER. >> I WOULD
01:04:55
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SAY THAT I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A BETTER ARTICULATION
01:04:58
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OF WHY WE ARE STILL IN AFGHANISTAN. I HAVE
01:05:00
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HEARD GOOD
01:05:01
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ARTICULATIONS OF WHY WE ARE IN AFGHANISTAN, BUT I'M NOT SURE THEY'VE DONE AS WELL AS THEY SHOULD FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION. IF WE ARE THERE, PEOPLE...
01:05:21
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PREMATURE, DISORDERLY, BUT THE
01:05:22
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POINT
01:05:25
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IS THAT -- >> DO YOU WANT AFGHANISTAN -- >> NIALL'S REFERRING TO -- >> DO YOU WANT IT TO BE SOCIETY
01:05:32
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VIETNAM OR -- SOUTH VIETNAM OR
01:05:34
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SOUTH KOREA? >> THE FACT IS THAT AFGHANISTAN HAS BEEN A FAILURE FOR
01:05:37
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OTHER COUNTRIES TO TRY TO TAKE THEM OVER. U.K. SHOULD HAVE LEARNED THAT TO
01:05:41
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TWO OR THREE TIMES ALREADY, AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT WE WILL MAKE THINGS BETTER, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE GOOD WHEN WE LEAVE. THE...
01:06:02
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TO LEAVE SOMEDAY. WE CAN'T STAY THERE FOREVER. THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE
01:06:08
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CON PLEX COSTS US ABOUT $800 BILLION A YEAR OF WHICH ABOUT 150 BILLION ARE ENTITLEMENTS IN IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN -- IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, IS THAT CORRECT?...
01:06:42
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THAT ARE DISABLED, AND THAT IS THE AMOUNT I SAID, ALMOST A $1 TRILLION UNFUNDED LIABILITY THAT WE HAVE FROM THE WAR IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN. PLUS THE...
01:06:59
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I WANT A SAVING WORD FOR THE LAST WORD, BUT SINCE YOU FLUNKED THE LAST QUESTION -- [LAUGHTER] >> I GUESS I WOULD JUST SAY QUICKLY ON THE DEFENSE BUDGET,...
01:07:10
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WEAPONS SYSTEMS ARE ABOUT A THIRD OF THE DEFENSE BUDGET OUTSIDE OF THE ONGOING WARS. THE BIG DRIVER OF OF THE BASE DEFENSE BUDGET IS TROOP LEVEL, END...
01:07:32
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WE SHOULD DO NEXT, BUT I THINK TO A AGREE THE PANEL HAS LIT THE ROAD AHEAD EVEN IF WE CAN'T SEE THE FINAL DESTINATION. AND I WANT TO THANK THEM ON...
01:07:53
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CONVERSATIONS] >> HELLO. WE NEED A MIC. OH, GOOD. I'M DAVID KIR
01:09:13
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PATRICK. -- KIRKPATRICK. I WRITE FOR DAILY BEAST. WE HAVE ONE OF THE GREAT ENTREPRENEURS AND VENTURE CAPITALISTS HERE. HE'S A COFOUNDER OF MICROSYSTEMS...
01:10:28
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PANEL. THAT WAS ABOUT MODELS AND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO AT THE MACROLEVEL. I FUNDAMENTALLY BELIEVE MOST FORECASTING MODELS ARE FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG. THINGS...
01:12:04
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AS A GIVEN? >> YOU KNOW, MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT HAPPEN IN SOCIETY WILL HAPPEN FROM THE BOTTOM
01:12:14
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UP. A LITTLE PHENOMENON THAT STARTS LOCALLY AND MULTIPLY. ONCE YOU DO THAT MATH, THE MULTI INDICATION WILL HAVE DEMOCRATIC CHANGE. YOU KNOW, IN 1988...
01:13:31
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BLACK SWAN? >> YEAH. >> WHY? >> SO WE TAKE A
01:13:37
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VERY DIFFERENT
01:13:39
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APPROACH, MUCH LARGER REVOLUTION
01:13:43
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IN ENERGY OR EDUCATION THAN POSSIBLE. YOU COULD NEVER EXPLAIN IT IF YOU OPERATE IN THE SCALE OF PROBABILITIES. I'M PROBABLY THE ONLY INVESTOR SO SAYS...
01:15:40
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KHOSLA VENTURES. WHY DID YOU DO THAT? >> AS LONG AS YOU'RE PLAYING GOOD THINGS HAPPEN. PLAY WITH IMPORTANT STUFF. IN 2000, I HAD A CHOICE.
01:15:52
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SHOULD I PLAY IN POVERTY OR PLAY IN ENERGY? I WAS TIRED OF THE TELECOM PROBLEMS. >> AND THERE'S ONLY POVERTY AND ENERGY TO CONSIDER? >> THOSE ARE TWO...
01:16:07
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SAID I WOULD DO LOTS AND LOTS OF LITTLE
01:16:11
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EXPERIMENTS, IMPROBABLE EXPERIMENTS AND SEE IF SOMETHING POPPED OUT AS A LARGE PHENOMENON. I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. I'M PART OF THIS LITTLE OUTFIT DOING...
01:17:13
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BECAUSE YOU PLAY IN BOTH SPACES. LET'S STICK WITH ENERGY BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH WITH ENERGY. I MEAN, JUST GIVE US YOUR BIG PICTURE ANALYSIS OF...
01:17:35
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THINKS THE ENERGY PROBLEM IS RELATIVELY EASILY SO HAVABLE COMPARED TO WHAT PEOPLE THINK. CAN I SEE ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN THIS COUNTRY DROPPING BY...
01:18:30
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VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WHERE THOSE ASPIRATIONS ARE IRRESISTIBLE. >> RIGHT. THERE IS NO PHYSICAL WAY TO BRUTE FORCE TEN TIMES MORE RESOURCES THAN EXISTS...
01:18:42
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PLANET. BUT AND THERE'S A GREAT BUT, SHOULD WE HAVE THIS LIGHT BULB TAKE 80% AND HAVE FOUR TIMES MORE LIGHT AVAILABLE. ABSOLUTELY, WE'RE DOING THAT....
01:20:04
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YOU WOULD EVEN ARGUE THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE TRYING; RIGHT. DON'T YOU THINK WE HAVE SORT OF AN ABSENCE OF AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCALE OF THE OPPORTUNITY...
01:20:25
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MORE SHOTS ON GOAL. SINCE THESE ARE IMPROBABLE EVENTS, MY MODEL OF THE WORLD IS VERY SIMPLE. WE'LL PROBABLY MAKE 100 INVESTMENTS IN VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES...
01:21:15
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GO. WE CAN
01:21:18
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ABSOLUTELY REINVENT THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF SOCIETY AND HAVE A MULTIPLICATION. >> IN CHINA OR ELSEWHERE. >> PEOPLE WANT SAFETY FIRST AND THAT'S EXACTLY...
01:21:42
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DO.
01:21:44
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THERE ARE TEN GOOGLES IN THE ENERGY SPACE IN 10 YEARS, NO QUESTION IN MY MIND. IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT, TAKE LONGER SHOTS, NOT SAFE INVESTMENT...
01:23:16
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PLANET. ALMOST ALL THE EXPERTS THAT PUNDITS TALK ABOUT THAT ARE EXTRAPOLATED FROM THE PAST WILL BE WRONG. I CAN ALMOST CERTAINLY SAY -- I'M ONE OF THESE...
01:24:09
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KEEP ENCOURAGING INNOVATION, I DON'T BELIEVE WE AS A COUNTRY CAN
01:24:18
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SUCCEED IN A TOP-DOWN QUALITY DRIVEN WAY, YOU KNOW, STIMULATE THIS. IF WE ENCOURAGE INNOVATION AT THE BOTTOM -- AND WE HAVE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF...
01:25:43
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VIEW ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AS KIND OF THE ONLY SALVATION. JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT. WHY ARE YOU SO CONVINCED THAT IT'S ONLY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY THAT WE CAN...
01:26:07
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DIRECT IT APPROPRIATELY. BUT THE BIGGEST MULTIPLIER IS TECHNOLOGY. YOU CAN'T MANDATE REDUCTIONS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY. YOU CAN'T...
01:27:22
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01:27:23
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BORING. HE'S A YOUNG GUY IN HIS LATE 20s OR EARLY 30s. I'LL TAKE THIS MATH EQUATION AND DO IT IN A TWO MINUTE YOUTUBE AND HE DOES PUT IT ON YOUTUBE...
01:28:55
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NONPROFIT WORK WITH MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS. HOW DO YOU PARSE YOUR WORK IN NONPROFIT VERSUS FOR-PROFIT AND YOU RECALL THAT WILL BE OUR LAST QUESTION....
01:29:19
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STIMULATES ME. SO AS I SAID TO DAVID WHEN WE WERE TALKING EARLIER, YOU KNOW, I COULD HAVE AFFORDED BUYING $100 MILLION YACHT. THE SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS...
01:30:04
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YOU, EVERYBODY. THE NEXT PANEL IS THE PRACTITIONERS. (music) (music) >>
01:30:17
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WELL, GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. AND WELCOME TO THE SECOND PANEL DISCUSSION OF THE
01:31:03
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DAY. ENTITLED GETTING IT DONE. MY NAME IS JULIAN. I'M THE U.S. MANAGING EDITOR OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES. AND JOINING ME THIS MORNING IS A TERRIFIC LINEUP...
01:33:12
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UP HERE ON STAGE WOULD SUGGEST THERE'S A GREAT DEAL THAT'S GOING RIGHT WITH INNOVATION AND THERE'S A LOT TO APPLAUD AND WE'LL GET INTO SOME OF THESE STORIES...
01:37:54
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HAS BEEN IN DECADE OF INNOVATION FOR YOU. >> TO ME, I GUESS, I'M
01:38:01
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DOWN IN BRAZIL AND I SEE, YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT EDUCATION BEING A PROBLEM HERE.
01:38:07
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GO TO BRAZIL. I'LL SHOW YOU SOME EDUCATION PROBLEMS. THEN I SEE PEOPLE IN BRAZIL GETTING THEIR FIRST HOME, THEIR FIRST CAR, THE BEGINNING OF THE CYCLE....
01:38:52
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I CAN CUT THE INCARCERATION RATE BY FIVE OR SIX TIMES. WHO WOULD ARGUE WITH THAT KIND OF THINKING? THERE'S THE TEACHERS UNION. THEN HE ALSO ARGUES IF...
01:40:41
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DON'T
01:40:43
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RIDE SUBWAYS, I'VE GOT
01:40:45
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MY METRO CARD IN MY POCKET. IT'S GOOD TO GO NORTH AND SOUTH THAT YOU GOT TO GO ACROSS TOWN TO ALL THE CROSSTOWN STREETS ARE CROSS. BLOCK. THERE WAS A...
01:42:15
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YOURSELF OFF THE NEAREST BUILDING BECAUSE THE POLICY DISCUSSION IS SO DEPRESSING. AND SO UNPRODUCTIVE. AND EFFECTIVE PEOPLE ARE VISITING WITH IDEAS...
01:42:38
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OF
01:42:39
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THE NATION ARE ACTUALLY AFFECTING YOUR INVESTMENT PLAN. I WILL ASK YOU THAT IN A MINUTE. BUT BEFORE, SHANE, WHAT YOU SEE IS THE KEY ISSUE FOR YOUR...
01:43:06
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORLD. WELL KNOWN FOR INNOVATION, AND PRIMARILY INNOVATION HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE TECHNOLOGY PART. I THINK WHAT WE'RE...
01:44:31
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IN WHAT MIGHT BE CALLED ONE OF THE SEXIEST PART OF THE BUSINESS
01:44:34
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RIGHT NOW, IN TERMS OF WORKING IN GREEN
01:44:37
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TECHNOLOGY. YOU ARE SUPPOSEDLY FLAVOR OF THE MONTH IN TERMS OF POLICY SIDE OF THINGS. MANY PARTS OF THE MINISTRATION WOULD LIKE TO PIN THEIR HOPES ON...
01:45:06
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BUSINESS. I MEANT ENERGY ENTREPRENEURS. I GOT INTO ENERGY, I WAS AN ENGINEERING -- ENERGY ENGINEER AND A SON OPPORTUNITY WHEN U.S. FIRST DEREGULATE...
01:47:35
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PROBABLY HAVE
01:47:36
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A 2008. WHY? BECAUSE THERE'S VERY LITTLE MARKET EXIST. THERE IS NO MARKET, OKAY? WE ARE RELYING ALREADY THE RACE WOULD HAVE RENEWABLE NOW IS BECAUSE...
01:48:33
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IS NOT AN AIRLINE BUSINESS THAT HAVE CHEAPER FARE, YOUR CUSTOMERS. IN ENERGY UNIT CHEAPER ELECTRICITY, BUT WE DON'T HAVE MEANS TO DELIVER TO CONSUMERS...
01:49:30
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OKAY? I THINK WE MADE TO STIMULATE A LITTLE BIT BUT THE KEY IS THE MARKET. IF SOMEBODY INVENTED HOW TO MAKE ELECTRICITY CHEAPER, FUEL CHEAPER, THEY...
01:49:48
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THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF HAD HAD THE SOURCE OF THE MEN AND BOUGHT THINGS THAT WHY THEY'RE SIMPLY TRYING TO RIG THE MARKET IN OTHER WAYS. BUT I COULD...
01:50:14
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DENY EVERYTHING AND PEOPLE, AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, SORT OF INVESTING FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO CHANGE BUT TO DENY. BUT THE WORLD NOW IS MOVING...
01:51:39
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TO KNOW. I RUNNING AIRLINES, BUT I DO KNOW -- [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] >> I PUT A LOT OF ARTICULATE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, AIRPLANES. BUT I HEAR GUYS COMING...
01:51:52
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JUST COMPLAINING ABOUT GREENHOUSE GASES. AT LEAST I'M TAKING A BUNCH OF PEOPLE I WANT TIME INSTEAD OF ONE PERSON IN A JET. WELL, WHAT'S THE BIGGEST,...
01:53:46
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BETH. MICHAEL? >> WHO WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ON NUCLEAR ENERGY? >> I'M NOT DISAGREEING THAT NUCLEAR IS CLEAN. IT DOES NOT PRODUCE
01:53:54
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GREENHOUSE GASES, BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO DO IT THE
01:53:56
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NUCLEAR. NUCLEAR IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, OKAY. OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT REGULATION, BUT NUCLEAR IS A HIGHLY RATED. FOR EXAMPLE, I KNOW PEOPLE...
01:54:46
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NUCLEAR. SPOKE WE HAVE AN INTERESTING BACKSTAGE ARGUMENT. >>
01:54:51
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TO WE'LL TURN THE LIGHTS OUT OF WHAT? >> WE HAVE A LARGE NUCLEAR FACILITY OR THE END UP COSTING SO MANY MORE TIMES THAN THEY
01:54:58
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HAD
01:55:00
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ORIGINALLY PROJECTED. >> HERE IN NEW ORLEANS? >> RIGHT SPECS SO YOU ARE INTERFACING,
01:55:10
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ARDUOUS? >> YES RIGHT,
01:55:13
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RIGHT. AND I COME IN IDC FOR A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE I'M WORKING WITH A
01:55:20
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NONPROFIT WORKING ON SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR DEVELOPMENT IN A CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. AND I THINK JUST HAD TO THE DIALOGUE WE'VE ALL BEEN SITTING HERE LISTENING...
01:59:05
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OF A NARRATIVE AND IT'S A
01:59:09
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SHOCK. IT TIES INTO WHAT JOHN
01:59:11
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WAS SAYING EARLIER. WHEN I WENT TO JAPAN A FEW YEARS AGO, AND WONDERFUL JAPANESE PROVERB THAT SAYS IF YOU PUT A FROG INTO A PAN OF COLD WATER AND...
02:00:00
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OF INNOVATION, IN MY JUDGMENT IS TOO LATE IT WILL DEFINE DISCIPLINE, QUOTE UNQUOTE. IT IS, IN FACT, A LEADING EDGE OF INNOVATION ON A WORLDWIDE BASIS....
02:01:04
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THE FISCAL PROBLEMS, THERE IS A THEORY GOING AROUND THE REASON WHY THIS IS NOT INVESTING RIGHT NOW, NOT DOING SO, IS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF ANIMAL...
02:01:37
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THINK IT WILL PRODUCE A SILVER BULLET. SPENT A GESTURE MICROPHONE. >> THIS IS TOO COMPLEX AN ISSUE TO EXPECT TO FIND A SENIOR SOLUTION. IF YOU LOOK...
02:01:52
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WE ARE DOING THINGS THAT ARE SOCIALLY IMPORTANT WE'RE ALSO DOING THINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD FOR BUSINESS. WE HAVE A MASSIVE DATA CENTER IN THE U.K.,...
02:03:16
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THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISSIPATION OF THE INVESTMENT IS SHIFTING. SO HP, WE WERE TALKING BEFORE THE PANEL ABOUT HOW 80%, 75% OF ADP'S BUSINESS ACTIVITIES...
02:04:20
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THAT YOU SET UP YOUR FOURTH OF BEEN IN BRAZIL, NOT IN AMERICA. WHY IS THAT, AND
02:04:25
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WOULD YOU CREATE ANOTHER
02:04:27
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COMPANY IN AMERICA IN TODAY'S CONDITIONS? >> WELL, I THINK THAT LIKE I SAID EARLIER, BRAZIL IS KIND OF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CYCLE. LIKE THE UNITED...
02:04:38
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MAYBE 30 YEARS AGO IN SO MANY DIFFERENT AREAS. YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE ACCOMPLISH AND THEN ALL THE LESSONS WE'VE LEARNED, PROS AND CONS, AND THEN YOU'RE...
02:08:05
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REPRESENT A VERSION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM BECAUSE YOU CAME
02:08:07
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02:08:08
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TO USUALLY FROM THE UKRAINE AND YOUR CHOSEN TO CREATE COMPANIES HERE IN AMERICA. I MEAN, FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE DO YOU STILL THINK THAT AMERICA IS A...
02:08:30
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WE HAVE OUR REACHES RIGHT NOW. FOR EXAMPLE, FIRST OF ALL PEOPLE TALK ACCESS TO GOOD. I THINK IN THE COUNTRY AFTER THE CRISIS, ESPECIALLY WHEN BECOME...
02:09:20
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KNOW, AT LEAST I CAME HERE IN 1976.
02:09:22
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AND I FEEL THAT NOW IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TIMES WHERE IT'S HARD TO PREDICT WHERE SORT OF POLICY OF THIS COUNTRY WHERE WE GOING. AND...
02:10:34
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CERTAIN THINGS, CERTAIN THINGS ARE DRIVEN BY SYSTEM. WE DID BUILD HIGHWAY
02:10:40
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SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WAS A GREAT IDEA. BECAUSE DICTATORS SAID LET'S BUILD HIGHWAY. BECAUSE WE DECIDED IT LONG-TERM, IT'S AN INFRASTRUCTURE OF WHETHER ENERGY,...
02:11:40
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IT AND I HAVE CREATED A COMPANY. AND YET THERE ARE STILL POLICY CHALLENGES AND STILL A CHALLENGE OF INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH REMAINS VERY, VERY WELL. SO...
02:13:07
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WE KNOW THEY TAKE A BIG RISK,
02:13:08
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BUT CONVENTION AND THEY BURNED WITH FIRE. GETTING NEW IDEA DONE. SO IT'S VERY BIG HONOR TO HAVE SHARE AUTHORITY WITH US. CHERYL IS ONE OF THEM IS...
02:14:24
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A MEDICAL STUDENT THAT I WAS AT HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL WHEN I TOOK A YEAR OFF TO GO TO THE KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT TO STUDY PUBLIC POLICY. I GOT...
02:15:22
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IN JANUARY 1992. THAT FIRST YEAR WE
02:15:24
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SERVED ABOUT 1200 CLIENTS ACROSS THE CITY OF BOSTON. TODAY 20 YEARS LATER WE'RE ASSERTING ABOUT THIS 7000 CLIENTS PER YEAR. >> YOU COULD HAVE BEEN A...
02:15:43
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TO KINDLY THAT PATH AND GO INTO THE WORLD OF BEING A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR? >> WHAT'S INTERESTING, ACCO AND GREEN WAS A TRANSFORMATIVE MOMENT IN MY LIFE....
02:15:54
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REASONS. FIRST WE ARE ANGEL INVESTORS IN A SOCIAL SECTOR. WE PROVIDE SEED CAPITAL AND SUPPORT SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST EMERGING SOCIAL AUDITORS THAT...
02:16:37
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ENTREPRENEUR AND YOU SAY I'M GOING TO DO THIS WHEN? >> RIGHT. THREE THINGS. YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A VISIONARY LEADER OF HAMAS. ARE
02:16:47
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LOOKING FOR SYSTEM CHANGING IDEAS, RADICAL INNOVATION THAT COULD CHANGE THE WAY I FEEL DOES BUSINESS. AND THE LAST IS YOUR BELIEF THAT THEY CAN EXECUTE...
02:17:52
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CHOICE. >> NEVER DISAPPOINTED WHEN THE THINGS ABOUT THAT INNOVATION AND INNOVATION SECTOR IN GENERAL IS ITS COMFORT AND FAILURE. AND
02:17:59
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ITS COMFORT
02:18:00
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AND TAKING RISK. ECHOING GREEN DOESN'T SEE ANY OF IT INVESTMENT AS THERE'S EVEN IF THE COMPANIES DON'T SUCCEED. AT THE END OF THE DAY WE ARE INVESTING...
02:18:23
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TO GET A SENSE OF WHO THESE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS ARE IT
02:18:27
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DOESN'T, REAL. ECHOING GREEN INVESTED ALMOST 10 YEARS EARLIER WHEN HE WAS A COMMITTEE ORGANIZER CALLED KINSEY CONSULTANT. WENT OFF TO GET A Ph.D FROM...
02:19:26
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MENTOR THEM SPEAK WAS SURE. IF YOU TALK TO ANY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR, THEY'LL SAY SURE, THE MONEY IS IMPORTANT SEED CAPITAL IS TOUGH TO GET IT I THINK...
02:20:19
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NEW PROBLEM SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR, AND THEY'RE
02:20:21
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ALL EXTRAORDINAIRE. I WISH I TIME TO TALK TO ALL THEM. A YOUNG MAN, JASON, ENGINEER, GOT VERY INTERESTED IN THE PROCESS OF OUR LICENSE, WHICH IS ENERGY...
02:21:30
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WHAT'S INTERESTING THE SOCIAL CAPITAL MARKOPOLOS IS PRETTY FRAGMENTED, UNSOPHISTICATED, A LOT OF US ARE WORKING HARD, HAD YOU NOT ONLY BRING MORE CAPITAL...
02:22:39
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SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR ECONOMIC FLOWS ARE COMING OUT OF THIS REALLY INTERESTING LABORATORY. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. WHEN YOU LOOK AROUND, SO THE...
02:23:13
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OF WASHINGTON IS A LOGJAM AND THE CYNICISM THAT PEOPLE ARE TURNING AWAY FROM WANTING TO GO INTO GOVERNMENT AND ARE PREFERRING TO BECOME SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS...
02:24:21
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GLOBAL EXCITEMENT OVERSEAS. IS THERE ANYWAY THAT SOME OF THIS THAT IS GOOD OVERSEAS CAN BE BROUGHT BACK TO AMERICA? >> THE MILLENNIALS ARE A PHENOMENALLY...
02:24:43
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OF THEM, CHARACTERISTICALLY, THEY ARE GLOBAL IN SCOPE. THESE KIDS HAVE COME OF AGE WITH TECHNOLOGY AT EVERY STEP ALONG THE WAY OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT....
02:25:46
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THERE AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF INTEREST? >> SURE. AND I THINK YOU'LL HEAR MORE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO WAS OF OUR SOCIAL INNOVATORS, LOOK,...
02:25:56
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TO 2007 ECHOING GREEN SAW VERY FEW SOCIAL BUSINESS PLANS THAT WERE FOR-PROFIT ENTERPRISES. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS ALONE, ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR PORTFOLIO...
02:26:44
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APPLY FOR? WOULD YOU GET IT? >> FIRST OF ALL, I ACTUALLY WOULD NOT BE COMPETITIVE WITH THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. THESE MILLENNIALS ARE STORED NO SOPHISTICATED...
02:26:54
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WAS NOT. THEY ARE VERY SMART, VERY SAVVY ABOUT THE UTILITY OF THE CAPITAL MARKOPOLOS IN A WAY THAT MY GENERATION QUITE FRANKLY WAS NOT. SO I WOULD NOT...
02:27:45
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GOODNESS. IT'S TOUGH. OKAY. IF I'VE GOT TO PICK, NOTIONAL OF FAVORITISM, BUT YOU WILL HEAR LATER TODAY FROM SOMEONE WHO IS MARKETING A NEW FINANCIAL...
02:28:38
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OF HER WORK, AND HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE. BE BACK HERE
02:28:43
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PROBABLY AT 11:15 AFTER THE BREAK. (music) (music) (music) (music) (music) (music) (music) [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE...
02:30:05
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PANEL TO HEAR FROM FASHION DESIGNER DIANE von FURSTENBERG, FORMER COMMANDER OF THE U.S. AND AFGHANISTAN FORCES, GENERAL STANLEY McCHRYSTAL, FORMER...

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