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David Smick: The World is Curved

World Affairs Council: Washington DC
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Walter Burrin Avatar
Walter Burrin
Posts: 0
Posted: 02.23.09, 01:23 PM
I find it hard to believe no one has felt compelled to comment on David Smick's presentation. He should be offered a place at the table presenting his perspectives to the Finance commitees of the House and Senate. Another presenter should be Niall Ferguson. These men offer what appears to me to be a realiastic global view of the world's financial state.
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scamper
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Posted: 02.24.09, 08:54 PM
We all know what's happening. The government hates independent people. They want to get rid of the last free people in this country until we all send our money to Washington and Washington divides it up.

Forget about funding innovation. There was a time an independent person could save enough to fund their ideas. Good luck with that. Higher taxes in the future? Check.
Devaluing the dollar? Check.
More bureaucracy? Check.

Entrepreneurship... forget it. Not worth my time. Just join the cog and mozy along. I'm not working hard anymore.
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gcrest
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Posted: 09.19.09, 10:15 PM
I am an entrepreneur, a young professional, a minority, and very excited about this new century and the new government in the U.S. Your issue is that you are not thinking innovative, nor see the massive opportunities in this current global economy. If you rely on solely the U.S. government and trust just in the opportunities offered within our own backyard to help you, then you are going to be buried in this new century. The people who are going to make it in this new economy and century, are the one's who have the intelligence to be a parallel power to the U.S. government, look within and outside our borders for opportunities, use the internet and the new technology to get educated, form partnerships with people around the world, and stop being a crybaby over our current challenges. This economic situation did not just start today, it has been going on for years, but finally came to a turning point prior to the Obama presidency..now we have to clean it up, and toughen up. You have no idea the freedoms you still have in this country, as compared to many around the world. I have friends and families who are serving overseas in the current war, and you have no earthly idea what you have the freedom to do as a U.S. citizen in your own cozy bed, your own house, and have the ability to do something about your situation. Anyone who only sees the negative and think they are powerless are right...they are powerless, people like myself and other innovative young professionals, are the one's who will take away your potential opportunities to make something good happen for the U.S. and around the world. This is the time that we need to work with the government to stop the old ways that we have done things in the U.S (those days are over....) and get some new ideas and new innovation. The naysayers, will simply not make it in this century. I feel sorry for them.
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gcrest
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Posted: 09.19.09, 10:18 PM
The current shifts in our economic situation are not things to be afraid of, but opportunities to change how we have done business in the U.S. The old ways of doing things are over..they will simply not work in this new century. I rather stop being a crybaby over what is happening, and tackle these challenges with fresh ideas and innovation. That attitude will separate with the successful people in this century from others who will be behind everyone else.
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