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In the process we have created [a] privileged elite whose incomes are being supported at non-competitively high levels by immigration quotas on skilled professionals.

Alan Greenspan

The recent period has been marked by a transformation to an economy that is more productive as competitive forces become increasingly intense and new technologies raise the efficiency of our businesses…
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Business Competitive Economy Force Mark More Period Productive Recent Technology Transformation
This is the reason that history has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums.
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Aftermath History Period Premium Protract Reason Risk
I must say, I never expected to see the day where I would be talking about anything other than reducing the debt, I’m running into the tyranny of zero, which is where you can’t reduce (the debt) any more
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Anything Day Expect Must Reduce Say Talk
It keeps interest rates lower than they otherwise would be and frees savings to finance increases in the capital stock, thereby boosting productivity and real incomes.
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Boost Finance Free Income Increase Interest Keep Lower Productive Rate Real Saving
Well, you probably will always believe there should be laws against fraud, and I don’t think there is any need for a law against fraud.
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Against Always Any Believe Fraud Law Need Probably
Crony capitalism is essentially a condition in which… public officials are giving favours to people in the private sector in payment of political favours.
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Capitalism Condition Crony Essentially Favour Private Public
Any onset of increased investor caution elevates risk premiums and, as a consequence, lowers asset values and promotes the liquidation of the debt that supported higher asset prices.
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Asset Caution Consequence Debt Elevate Increase Investor Lowe Onset Premium Price Risk Value
I’m always amazed that my wife can handle different subjects – one day politics, the next day foreign policy.
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Always Amaze Day Different Foreign Handle Next Policy Politics Subject Wife
I love facts and figures. It’s like following a detective story, piecing together what’s going on in the economy.
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Detective Economy Fact Follow Love Piece Story Together
If we were to do that we would increase the supply of skilled workers that our schools have been unable to create and as a consequence of that we would lower the average wage of skills and reduce the degree of income inequality in this country.
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Consequence Country Degree Income Reduce Skill Supply Unable Wage Work
In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value.
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Absence Confiscation God Inflation Protect Save
Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights.
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Gold Insidious Process Properly Right Stand
If we are to remain preeminent in transforming knowledge into economic value, America’s system of higher education must remain the world’s leader in generating scientific and technological breakthrough, and in meeting the challenge to educate workers.
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Economic Knowledge Preeminent Remain Transform Value
They seem to sense… that gold and economic freedom are inseparable.
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Economic Freedom Gold Inseparable See Sense
Improvements in lending practices driven by information technology have enabled lenders to reach out to households with previously unrecognized borrowing capacities.
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Capacity Drive Enable Household Improvement Information Lead Out Practice Reach Technology Tender
Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights.
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Gold Insidious Process Property Protector Right Stand Way

In the process we have created [a] privileged elite whose incomes are being supported at non-competitively high levels by immigration quotas on skilled professionals.

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