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I’m sure the Carlyle group knows absolutely nothing about (checks notes) the blurring of roles between government and business / markets.
But they are right. How else does one do economic statecraft?
“We are going to rearm urgently.”
“I’d better raise rates... See more
The neoliberal reforms we have witnessed over the past decades are no doubt pernicious. The downfall of the welfare state, however, is due not only to neoliberal ideology but also to the general reliance on the generation of capital wealth, which makes the welfare state hostage to economic crises.
Martin Hägglund • This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom
I don’t think there’s an automatic rule that it’s seven years. When you look at the economy, you always look for the potholes. We did see potholes in 2007, in 2008, in leverage and mortgage. There are no real potholes there now. Fifteen million more people are working. Wages are going up. Stock prices are much higher than where they were. We need
... See moreDavid M. Rubenstein • How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Niall Ferguson
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Vivek Ramaswamy's thought experiment for reducing the size of government on @lexfridman:
"Day 1, anybody in the federal bureaucracy who's not elected, whose Social Security number ends in an odd number, you're out. [Day 2], of those who remain, if your Social Security starts in an even number, you're in, and if it... See more
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