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Steve Forbes: Simple Ways to Get US Economy Growing Again

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Partner:: Commonwealth Club
Location:: SF Club Office
San Francisco, CA
Event Date:: 08.24.12
Speaker:: Steve Forbes
Tags:: mitt romney; barack obama; economic growth; Economic Reform; economic policy; economic stagnation; economic instability; Financial Regulation; Big Government; government

Summary: Steve Forbes, one of the nation's most prominent economic forecasters, presents a few simple ways to grow the U.S. economy. He presents an outlook for jobs and business as we head toward the November election. Publishing maven and political candidate Forbes has created dozens of publications and launched Forbes.com in 1996, which now averages an astounding 30 million unique visitors each month. The company's flagship publication, Forbes, is the nation's largest business magazine, with a circulation of more than 900,000.

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Steve Forbes

Steve Forbes is President and Chief Executive Officer of Forbes and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in economics from Stevenson University on April 30, 2009.

Since Mr. Forbes assumed his position in 1990, the company has launched a variety of new publications and businesses. They include: Forbes FYI, the irreverent lifestyle supplement; Forbes Global, the magazine's international publication; and Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Brazilian, Russian, Arabic and Hebrew editions of the magazine. Forbes also publishes the Gilder Technology Report, as well as a number of investment newsletters.

In 1997 Forbes entered the new media arena with the launch of Forbes.com. The site now attracts over seven million unique visitors a month and has become the leading destination site for business decision-makers and investors.

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01 hr 04 min 45 sec

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01.: Introduction

02 min 50 sec

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02.: Steve Forbes' Opening Remarks

00 min 43 sec

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03.: Why Today's Economy is Still Weakened: Monetary Policy

10 min 28 sec

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04.: The Corrosive Nature of Government Spending and Complicated Tax Policy

04 min 34 sec

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05.: The Health Care Crisis and Government Takeover

04 min 01 sec

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06.: Big Government is Restricting Free Markets

06 min 10 sec

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07.: Audience Questions

00 min 07 sec

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08.: Q1: Status of the Flat Tax Proposal?

02 min 54 sec

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09.: Q2: Ways to Create Real Discussion of Your Ideas?

02 min 12 sec

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10.: Q3: More Impending Financial Turmoil in Europe?

05 min 29 sec

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11.: Q4: Thoughts on the Declining Middle Class?

03 min 04 sec

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12.: Q5: Debt Crisis for American Students?

04 min 26 sec

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13.: Q6: Should We Be Concerned About the Obama Debt Bubble?

03 min 31 sec

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14.: Q7: Views on Republicans Curtailing the Fed?

04 min 02 sec

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15.: Q8: Political Leaders Recognize Economic Consequences of Decisions?

03 min 10 sec

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16.: Q9: Giving Advice to Mitt Romney in 2012 Election?

02 min 46 sec

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17.: Q10: How Close Will the Election Be?

02 min 29 sec

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18.: Q11: Would You Accept Position in Romney Administration? Run for President Again?

01 min 08 sec

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19.: Conclusion

00 min 44 sec

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Steve Forbes: Middle Class Is Being Crushed by U.S. Debt

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Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, declares that the middle class is being crushed under the weight of growing U.S. debt. Forbes declares that "when you undermine a currency, you hurt people's ability to get ahead."
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