Occupation: Former United States Secretary Of The Treasury Birth: August 2, 1939
We must start with the reality that corporations cannot guarantee anyone a lifetime job any more than corporations have a guarantee of immortality..
We have a serious structural deficit problem. And it needs to be addressed. The president is trying to address it through reforms of Social Security,….
We can get more energy out of the north slope of Alaska; we have available the ability to make ourselves less dependent on those uncertain sources of….
You don't fix the problem until you define it..
Well, I make a practice of not commenting on the role of the relative exchange value of our currency..
We have to keep our eye on inflation, but so far inflation remains reasonably in check on the global stage..
Well, I think the best thing we can do for the short term is move good energy legislation through to the Congress; I'm encouraged that there's some p….
Our GDP growth rates are creating - our high GDP growth rates, the success of our economy means we're creating lots of disposable income..
Telecom is a dramatic success in India and our view is, respecting the political process, and respecting the fact that these are sovereign decisions,….
And one of our points of continuing conversation with our trading partners is the urgency of their taking steps to remove barriers to their improved ….
Higher energy prices act like a tax. They reduce the disposable income people have available for other things after they've paid their energy bills..
We promote domestic savings by also things like the personal accounts associated with the president's Social Security initiative, which over time wou….
We're focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly, keep gr….
But clearly an economy that's growing and expanding like this one - and it certainly is doing that with high GDP output, employment numbers strong, c….
And we have abundant natural energy resources in the country. We haven't been taking adequate advantage of them, and we can burn coal in a clean way;….
Our view is that economic isolationism is the wrong way to go. Vibrant, successful growing economies that advance the interests of their citizens eng….
We have the most flexible and adaptive economy. Making sure we sustain the ability of the American economy to perform well is really the priority of ….
Well, there's no doubt about the fact that, that higher energy prices lead to greater conservation, greater energy efficiency, and they also, of cour….
And I think the American people look to the leaders to lead. They look to the leaders to take on the big problems. And the president deserves a lot o….
We have the deepest and most liquid capital markets in the world..
Everybody you talk to about insurance says the insurance market has become a lot more vibrant as a result of lifting, allowing the foreign direct inv….