“In some senses, I think it's almost deliberately anachronistic. There's a retro feel to the [Donald] Trump program.” Quote by Judy Woodruff
“One can understand the politics of that at this moment. It's an effort to buy time for a constituency of workers who have really been suffering in the last 20 years, and who need to be prepared and be given time to prepare for a transition to a very different type of employment that we may moving on to in the coming decades.” NeedsYearsMayDifferentMomentsLastsMovingSufferingGivenEffortTypePreparedWorkersDecadesEmploymentTransitionBe Prepared Author:Judy Woodruff
“What will be interesting to see is whether or not we see from the [Donald Trump] administration initiatives on higher education for this work force, because if those kinds of training opportunities are not provided, then I do think this program begins to look like a defensive holding action, a rear-guard action, buying time for workers who might not otherwise find positions in the 21st century.” IfsThinkingLooksKindMightActionOpportunityForceInterestingCenturyPositionTrumpHigherTrainingProgramWorkersAdministrationBuyingInitiative21st CenturyHigher Education Author:Judy Woodruff
“That was an exception within the [Barack] Obama administration's economic policy, a crisis that he inherited from the previous administration, and felt it was essential to carry through on.” FeltEconomicPolicyEssentialsCrisisAdministrationBarackExceptionEconomic Policy Author:Judy Woodruff
“I think one can see the [Donald] Trump program as if it were that element of the bailout of 2009 writ very large, and now extended out towards both fossil fuels, and, on the other hand, the infrastructure program, which is such a key element of the spending side of the Trump program.” IfsThinkingHandsSidesKeysTrumpElementsProgramSpendingFuelFossilsInfrastructureFossil FuelBailouts Author:Judy Woodruff
“I mean, the 1930s are the birth moment of modern public sector, government-driven infrastructure spending.” MeanMomentsGovernmentModernBirthSpendingDrivenInfrastructure1930sPublic Sector Author:Judy Woodruff
“Leverage your brand. You shouldn't let two guys in a garage eat your shorts.” TwoGuyBrandsGarageShortsTwo Guys Author:Guy Kawasaki
“The heyday perhaps of American public infrastructure is the Sputnik moment of the 1950s, the [Dwaight] Eisenhower administration, for instance, which rolls out the modern interstate system. The highway system of the United States is built during this period.” StatesMomentsUnitedUnited StatesModernPeriodsBuiltInstanceAdministrationHighwaysInfrastructureInterstateHeydaySputnik Author:Judy Woodruff
“You have to be careful, because, in the [Donald] Trump stimulus package, there were two elements. One is the infrastructure investment program, which at this moment doesn't have the financing spelled out in any effective form.” TwoMomentsFormTrumpElementsProgramInvestmentCarefulBe CarefulInfrastructurePackagesStimulusFinancing Author:Judy Woodruff
“What we do have is a gigantic matching tax-cutting program as a way of stimulating the economy.” WayEconomyCuttingTaxesProgramMatching Author:Judy Woodruff
“There's no doubt that [tax cuts] act as a stimulus. How could they not, in a sense? You're giving cash back to households.” GivingDoubtCuttingTaxesNo DoubtCashHouseholdStimulusTax Cuts Author:Judy Woodruff