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albert einstein reportedly said if these were to die out, humanity would follow in four years. the honeybee isn't dying out just yet, but it may be trying to tell us something about our impact on the environment. barbara sera, al jazeera, london. >> for more about the very worrisome decline in the bee population, we are joined once again tonight by michael novacek. he is the provost of science at the american museum of natural history. welcome back. >> nice to be here, martin. >> we've heard about this problem actually for a number of years now, the shrinking bee population around the world. do we know how much the bee population has actually declined? >> we have a good sense in europe, for example, the striking statistics in america b that we're getting heavy colony loss. i think the estimate in the film was 30% in europe. so this is very serious. >> but why? have we figured out exactly what's causing it? >> the matter of cause. as this film says, some of the suspects are infectious disease or the lack of plants, diversity of plants that provide food for bees. but it's really
albert einstein reportedly said if these were to die out, humanity would follow in four years. the honeybee isn't dying out just yet, but it may be trying to tell us something about our impact on the environment. barbara sera, al jazeera, london. >> for more about the very worrisome decline in the bee population, we are joined once again tonight by michael novacek. he is the provost of science at the american museum of natural history. welcome back. >> nice to be here, martin....
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albert einstein reportedly sa if these we to die out, humanity would follow in four ars. the honeybeesn't dying out st t, but ying to tell us somethi about our impa on the environment. barbara sera, al jazeera, london. >> for mo about the very worrisome deine in the bee polation, we are joined once again tonight by michael novacek. he is the provost of ience at thamerican museum of natural history. welcome back. >> nice to be here, martin. >> we've heard about this problem actually f a number of years now, the shnking bee population around thworld. we know how much theee population has actlly declined? >> we have a good sese in europe, for example, the striking stistics in america that we're getting hvy colony loss. i think the estimtein the film was 30% inurope. so this isveryserious. butwhy? ve we figuredout eactly what'sausing it? >> the maer of cause. as this fil says, some ofhe suspects are infectioudisease the lack of pnts, divsity of plan that provide foo for bees. but 's really there's more of a mystery to is. what wre talking about is a collapse o coloes that are
albert einstein reportedly sa if these we to die out, humanity would follow in four ars. the honeybeesn't dying out st t, but ying to tell us somethi about our impa on the environment. barbara sera, al jazeera, london. >> for mo about the very worrisome deine in the bee polation, we are joined once again tonight by michael novacek. he is the provost of ience at thamerican museum of natural history. welcome back. >> nice to be here, martin. >> we've heard about this problem...
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i also give money to the international rescue committee, a great organization founded by albert einstein. e irc is there with food, water and medicine and health care and education and great private group that do a wonderful job. if your interested in learning more you can phys-ed irc doc borgen barn morabout their mission but getting back to the question what is the right please he give and again i am not the one that has all of the answers. there has been wonderful things written about the art of philanthropy, and one person who wrote a whole coded giving was moses by hannitys ellipsed back in the middle ages and he said ere were eight grades of charity and i will tell you what they are. number one to give reluctantly, to to give cheerfully but not adequately, three, to give cheeully inadequately but only after being asked. for coming to ve cheerfully, adequately and of youwn free will but to put it in the recipients hand in such a way as to make him feel lesser. fee, to let the recipient know who the donor is but not the reverse. six come to kwho is receiving your charity but remain a
i also give money to the international rescue committee, a great organization founded by albert einstein. e irc is there with food, water and medicine and health care and education and great private group that do a wonderful job. if your interested in learning more you can phys-ed irc doc borgen barn morabout their mission but getting back to the question what is the right please he give and again i am not the one that has all of the answers. there has been wonderful things written about the...
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aristotle and stick to this, confucious, marcus aurelius, going from history, thomas jefferson, albert einstein, bertram russell n.t. contemporaries writers today. in fact several luminaries who have been here in freedomfest including charles murray, michael sherman and others. most of these essays originally appeared in an e letter that i read called spiritual wealth and if you are interested in checking it out you can go to spiritual wealth.com. the letter is free if you want to sign up for kooi don't famu horse then you any, sell your e-mail names. people often ask me what the mean exactly by spiritual wealth? here is the way i see it. everything in your life that you are grateful four, that you can put a price tag on, and your home, darcars, your bank accounts, your stock portfolio, your golf clubs, your elvis memorabilia, all those things cycle material wealth and everything you appreciate that you can't put a price tag on, your health, your family, your friends, your community, fly-fishing, looking at the stars at night, watching the sunset over the blue ridge mountains, all those things
aristotle and stick to this, confucious, marcus aurelius, going from history, thomas jefferson, albert einstein, bertram russell n.t. contemporaries writers today. in fact several luminaries who have been here in freedomfest including charles murray, michael sherman and others. most of these essays originally appeared in an e letter that i read called spiritual wealth and if you are interested in checking it out you can go to spiritual wealth.com. the letter is free if you want to sign up for...
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albert einstein, winston churchill and thomas edison, all regular nappers.o is this cfo. >> i'm definitely recharged after. i love it. >> reporter: i tried it myself. in the interest of research, of cose. hoping i, too, might slumber my way to success. stephanie sy, abc news, new york. >> she's still sleeping. note to self, not at the nuclear power plant. good luck with the boss tomorrow on that one. >>> tomorrow morning here on "good morning america," sarah palin calling the new health care panel a death panel. we'll have a sort of fact check tomorrow morning on "gma." charlie gibson is back here tomorrow night. thanks for watching.
albert einstein, winston churchill and thomas edison, all regular nappers.o is this cfo. >> i'm definitely recharged after. i love it. >> reporter: i tried it myself. in the interest of research, of cose. hoping i, too, might slumber my way to success. stephanie sy, abc news, new york. >> she's still sleeping. note to self, not at the nuclear power plant. good luck with the boss tomorrow on that one. >>> tomorrow morning here on "good morning america," sarah...
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albert einstein, winston churchill and thomas edison all regular nappers.the cfo. >> i'm definitely recharged after. i fully endorse it and love it. >> i tried it myself in the interest of research, of course, hoping i, too, might slumber my way to success. stephanie cy, abc news, new york. >> george costanza is not the only one who does an under-the-desk -- >> sshhh, somebody's trying to -- (snoring sound). >> this is a common occurrence.
albert einstein, winston churchill and thomas edison all regular nappers.the cfo. >> i'm definitely recharged after. i fully endorse it and love it. >> i tried it myself in the interest of research, of course, hoping i, too, might slumber my way to success. stephanie cy, abc news, new york. >> george costanza is not the only one who does an under-the-desk -- >> sshhh, somebody's trying to -- (snoring sound). >> this is a common occurrence.
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albert einstein, thomas jefferson, mozart.sperger's? >> probably. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hugh dancy, everybody. i can't wait to see this. "adam" is in theaters right now. kitty daisy and lewis perform next. come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ somebody's watching me. ...it's the money you could be saving with geico. ♪ who's watching? ♪ tell me who's watching. (muffled music) (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico. [ female announcer ] trying to be smart with the family budget? here goes the good old steam. [ pfffft! ] whooa!!!! [ female announcer ] let bounty help... because it cleans the mess with less than the bargain brands. it's thick and absorbent. and really durable. in lab tests bounty absorbs twice as much as the bargain brand. [ steam hisses ] why use more when you can use less? bring it. with bounty. the thick quicker picker-upper. and try bou
albert einstein, thomas jefferson, mozart.sperger's? >> probably. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hugh dancy, everybody. i can't wait to see this. "adam" is in theaters right now. kitty daisy and lewis perform next. come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ somebody's watching me. ...it's the money you could be saving with geico. ♪ who's watching? ♪ tell me who's watching. (muffled music)...
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bill gates, al gore, and albert einstein. what's notable is they are not scientists or not ali. [laughter] so americans the good news, there's goodews. americans don't hate science. these surveys also show they have positive views, they think science makes our lives better. and they have trust. but they don't know anything about it. they don't know what it knows. they don't know what scientists are like. they also don't know the names of government science agencies. 's not that they hate it,ut they are not engaged with it. it's not at all central to their lives. when you consider how much science and policy and the future. that's what really worries us. another way of saying this is the problem we're trying to address is not the pblem of generating knowledge and science which you know given adequate funding we kw how to do pretty well. we have a good scientific establishment. but rather than the problem of translating science into different spears and context. and such translati is a critical problem today. not just becau of the new generation of science policy coming down the p
bill gates, al gore, and albert einstein. what's notable is they are not scientists or not ali. [laughter] so americans the good news, there's goodews. americans don't hate science. these surveys also show they have positive views, they think science makes our lives better. and they have trust. but they don't know anything about it. they don't know what it knows. they don't know what scientists are like. they also don't know the names of government science agencies. 's not that they hate it,ut...
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published today in the journal pediatrics heart disease, diabetes and other >> a doctor at the albert einstein college of medicine is the lead author for the studies an joins us now. well company. >> thank you, good evening. >> so tell us what is the value of skroit -- vitamin d. >> vitamin d is important to know that vitamin d is not actually a vitamin but a hormone. and it plays a very important role in the body. vitamin d is phone classically for making strong bones. so feel who have vitamin d deficiency and the kind of ultimate vitamin d deficiency is ricketts have very weak bones, and that can lead to deformities. the kids with ricketts have bowed legs. and that can lead to easy rathers. >> ricketts is a very old parked disease. we haven't heard of that in years. why now are we hearing about vitamin d deficiency. and how is it manifesting itself? >> so it is very interesting. the reason why we did this study was because there has actually been many case reports recently in the medical literature showing that there are some kids in the united states that are developing ricketts, like you s
published today in the journal pediatrics heart disease, diabetes and other >> a doctor at the albert einstein college of medicine is the lead author for the studies an joins us now. well company. >> thank you, good evening. >> so tell us what is the value of skroit -- vitamin d. >> vitamin d is important to know that vitamin d is not actually a vitamin but a hormone. and it plays a very important role in the body. vitamin d is phone classically for making strong bones....
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albert einstein, thomas jefferson, mozart.ably. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hugh dancy, everybody. i can't wait to see this. "adam" is in theaters right now. kitty daisy and lewis perform next. come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ there's the other stuff. ♪ and then there's kraft macaroni & cheese. ♪ kraft has more cheese than those other guys. no wonder they call it the cheesiest! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. welcome back, thank you so much for watching, we got a fantastic show coming up tomorrow night. creator of "robot chicken," seth green is going to be here. project runway -- [ cheers and applause ] he's awesome. "project runway's" tim gunn is going to be stopping by, giving me style types and we'll have a performance from the hit broadway musical, avenue q. hope to see you back here tomorrow night. but right now, our next guests are a trio of siblings who just finished a u.s. tour, opening for coldplay. they're making their late night tv debut with their take on the canned heat classic, "goin
albert einstein, thomas jefferson, mozart.ably. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hugh dancy, everybody. i can't wait to see this. "adam" is in theaters right now. kitty daisy and lewis perform next. come on back. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ there's the other stuff. ♪ and then there's kraft macaroni & cheese. ♪ kraft has more cheese than those other guys. no wonder they call it the cheesiest! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. welcome back, thank...
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from martin luther king junior, to walt disney, albert einstein, the list goes on and on. dreams are the seed for success. if you take a corn seed and plant it and water it, it will grow in to a corn stalk. the same is true for your dreams. if you see it in your mind, plant it in your heart and water it daily. it will grow. how do you water it, you say i believe i can do it. even in tough times say it. there's power in your dreams. dreams will become a reality. they said an idea whose time has come cannot be denied. get going, live your dreams. this is willie jolly. visit my website at willie jolly.com for free motivation and make every minute count. hey i'm worried about mrs. lowenberg next door. why? i don't know she's wandering around the lobby, yammering about fios tv, internet and phone all for $79.99 a month. she seems crazy. actually, fios customers get that price for six months. it's like getting three services for the price of two. so am i the one that's crazy? no? (announcer) get fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus a free dvr for 3 months. c
from martin luther king junior, to walt disney, albert einstein, the list goes on and on. dreams are the seed for success. if you take a corn seed and plant it and water it, it will grow in to a corn stalk. the same is true for your dreams. if you see it in your mind, plant it in your heart and water it daily. it will grow. how do you water it, you say i believe i can do it. even in tough times say it. there's power in your dreams. dreams will become a reality. they said an idea whose time has...
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we're talking about vitamin d and recent studies from the albert einstein college of medicine show thatkids aren't getting enough of it and they may pay for it later. >> brothers and sisters don't always agree. >> i was tall enough to go to the line. >> but they are doing something that doctors recommend. >> how many times do your kids come to the pool? >> we're probably at the pool almost every day. >> today the family spent time outside at upton regional park instead of staying inside watching tv or playing video games. >> i usually like going on youtube. >> i usually do webcams on my d.s.. >> a study shows kids need more time in the sun to get vitamin d because doctors say many u.s. kids aren't getting enough vitamin d. that deefficiency leads to heart attacks and strokes later on in life. >> we only get like an hour and a half a day. >> a video game. >> all screen time. >> a study says that 9% of young americans, 7.6 million were vitamin d deficient. it says that not all of those kids may face problems as adults. >> i think that kids generally spend too much time watching tv and doi
we're talking about vitamin d and recent studies from the albert einstein college of medicine show thatkids aren't getting enough of it and they may pay for it later. >> brothers and sisters don't always agree. >> i was tall enough to go to the line. >> but they are doing something that doctors recommend. >> how many times do your kids come to the pool? >> we're probably at the pool almost every day. >> today the family spent time outside at upton regional...
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albert einstein, winston churchill and thomas edison all regular nappers. so is the cfo. >> i'm definitely recharged after, i fully endorse it and i look forward to it. >> reporter: i tried it myself. in the interest of research of course. hoping i, too, might slumber my way to success. stephanie sy, abc news, new york. >> you can't knock napping. our 3-year-old naps on the weekends and we do. when he's ready to give it up, i'm not ready to give it up. just talking about it makes me tired. >> lean against the green wall there. >> the heat sucks the energy out of you. my 3-year-old is trying to work out of naps. we're begging him to keep taking them. please. for daddy, please. how about i just lean against the world trade, huh? >>> 85, feels like 89 already. we got full sunshine. we're going to bake today as we're 85, feeling like 92 in owings mills at the harbor school. hopefully you have a pool, hopefully you have some place if not in the house, outside the house to go to keep cool today whether it's a library or the grocery store, even a movie theater. gr
albert einstein, winston churchill and thomas edison all regular nappers. so is the cfo. >> i'm definitely recharged after, i fully endorse it and i look forward to it. >> reporter: i tried it myself. in the interest of research of course. hoping i, too, might slumber my way to success. stephanie sy, abc news, new york. >> you can't knock napping. our 3-year-old naps on the weekends and we do. when he's ready to give it up, i'm not ready to give it up. just talking about it...
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the other is a portrait of albert einstein. peter, can you turn on one of these monitors for us?t see. these images are so incredible that people are stopping at traffic lights, jumping out of their own cars to just admire them. the guy says his name is mr. wade. scott wade. he spends up to four hours perfecting these dirt images and he says the way he does it is he does not bother to wait tore the dirt. more or less what he decides to do is he will apply the dirt himself. he puts oil on to the windows, buys bags of earth and uses the type used on film set and use as blow dryer to blow on the dirt. then he takes all that time etching out the images. he says some of them if it doesn't rain can last up to a month. >> it's a lot better than the whole "wash me please" thing i etch in a window. there's a monitor now. >> so you know viagra obviously. >> i've heard of the stuff, yeah. >> here's such a palatable form of it, a dessert form in essence. it's this new ice cream that is made with ginkogiloba. it's called the sex pistol. they say this thing will get you in the mood. not only d
the other is a portrait of albert einstein. peter, can you turn on one of these monitors for us?t see. these images are so incredible that people are stopping at traffic lights, jumping out of their own cars to just admire them. the guy says his name is mr. wade. scott wade. he spends up to four hours perfecting these dirt images and he says the way he does it is he does not bother to wait tore the dirt. more or less what he decides to do is he will apply the dirt himself. he puts oil on to the...
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albert einstein said in denver city lies opportunity. my hope is that in some of this adversity that we face with respect to the postal service, we will also find opportunity. opportunities to look at other companies like safely who have a unionized work force, and see what they are doing, and if there is something we can learn in a way that they are providing health care. it seems to be well received by the employees. they have been able to do it for the same amount of money. i am going to explore that opportunity, and i would encourage us to do the same. i will pass it on to my colleagues. if you could conclude, that would be great. this has been an excellent hearing. i am grateful to everyone who has prepared and participated in this. excellent testimony, good question. senator lieberman? >> thank you. i apologize that i did not get to hear your full testimony because i had to go back to my office for a meeting. i will read it. it was interesting and helpful to hear your response to senator carper's question. honda face of this, senat
albert einstein said in denver city lies opportunity. my hope is that in some of this adversity that we face with respect to the postal service, we will also find opportunity. opportunities to look at other companies like safely who have a unionized work force, and see what they are doing, and if there is something we can learn in a way that they are providing health care. it seems to be well received by the employees. they have been able to do it for the same amount of money. i am going to...
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albert einstein said anybody that can drive and give a girl a kiss is not giving the kiss the attentionfataking your eyes off e road, but it's not a safe text. >> everybody thinks it's terrible, but everybody does it. >> yeah, for sure, it's incredibly tempting. i will admit it, and i feel i have to put the phone in the backseat, and i know i will say i won't do it, and then i will think of something at a red light that i want to tell somebody to get going on, whatev whatever, launch a story. >> okay. here is another tip. that's actually -- i know the one wreck that i had, i just looked down coming back from the beach when i was 18 years old, and was just changing the channel, and the traffic stopped suddenly and boom, i hit the back of a car. that's the number one no no, right? >> yeah, distractions. eyes off of the road. >> well, number one, willie, shooting heroin while driving. >> when i was changing the channel when i was 16, i needed a better song. and they cannot chart out on a highway how long it's going to take to stop. this is not taught in driver's education. can you go to th
albert einstein said anybody that can drive and give a girl a kiss is not giving the kiss the attentionfataking your eyes off e road, but it's not a safe text. >> everybody thinks it's terrible, but everybody does it. >> yeah, for sure, it's incredibly tempting. i will admit it, and i feel i have to put the phone in the backseat, and i know i will say i won't do it, and then i will think of something at a red light that i want to tell somebody to get going on, whatev whatever,...
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she's the chairman of the department of medicine at the albert einstein college of medicine.t's great to talk to you, doctor. end of life care, the provision in the house bill is described most pejoratively as death panels. plenty of information in no, way, shape, or form death panels. what's your thought on the provision? >> provisions to have conversations on their patients and the patients' family and about care, what they would like at the end of life. the illness, the prognosis. what they expect and to elicit for patients what their values are so you can manage together the end of care. >> these are death panels in the health care bill in 2003. bush department of health and human services didn't recommend federal funding for it. what takes place? >> talk with patients all the time about their prognosis and their disease and what to expect. what you want to elicit is what the patient's view of the illnesses. what are their values, what do you want for themselves. what is their view of the illness. it brings in information to the conversation and the patient brings in info
she's the chairman of the department of medicine at the albert einstein college of medicine.t's great to talk to you, doctor. end of life care, the provision in the house bill is described most pejoratively as death panels. plenty of information in no, way, shape, or form death panels. what's your thought on the provision? >> provisions to have conversations on their patients and the patients' family and about care, what they would like at the end of life. the illness, the prognosis. what...
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greenspan had been appointed originally that he was anointed superman and albert einstein all in one, boy, ronald reagan was really smart for appointing mr. greenspan. they said, boy, mr. greenspan is really smart. inc. the reason we only see a little bump is because it was so expected. and if for no other reason, cynical reasons. >> hey, sometimes cynical's a way to go. you're a floor trader, right? >> yeah, there's not necessarily anything wrong with that. >> no. >> it helps us figure out what's likely to happen. >> always assume the worst and trade for the best. listen, i have a question for a real quick, scott, what do you think about weights going on the supply side? one month bills, two year notes, are we starting to take supply and purchase of supply just as a given? is that a dangerous road? remember, the premier of china today warned against, just blankedly and boldly optimistic. i wonder if he was directing that across the ocean in our direction? >> don't you think he was talking his position or the country's position from -- >> short? >> 5'9", isn't he? sgo if they are goi
greenspan had been appointed originally that he was anointed superman and albert einstein all in one, boy, ronald reagan was really smart for appointing mr. greenspan. they said, boy, mr. greenspan is really smart. inc. the reason we only see a little bump is because it was so expected. and if for no other reason, cynical reasons. >> hey, sometimes cynical's a way to go. you're a floor trader, right? >> yeah, there's not necessarily anything wrong with that. >> no. >> it...
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albert einstein, winston churchill, thomas edison, resident reagan, president clinton, they were all high iq points those people. >> dave: there are economic factors here. those making less than $30,000 a year, 42% of them that. i'm not sure what rick reichmuth falls on the survey. rick, do not? >> i work i make under 40,000 a year. i'm a huge nap or. soon all mr. make fun of me for napping c-17 after the gym. >> clayton: re: where these guys, in afternoon it's hard with the blackout should be put on a mask. c7. i'm from arizona. there is much like to get used to sleeping with light. i think says it's good for, you get unhappy people map? is that counterintuitive to give this should be happy if it's good for you, see-through, they say never do a job interview at 2:00 pm. that's when bosses are at their worst. a low energy levels, he should take in that sue and we should take a national nap today. who's with me. steve i were going to nap while you do the weather. c-17 at why do the weather every time. >> clayton: make a some wonder. >> rick: i would love too. regular rates moved to th
albert einstein, winston churchill, thomas edison, resident reagan, president clinton, they were all high iq points those people. >> dave: there are economic factors here. those making less than $30,000 a year, 42% of them that. i'm not sure what rick reichmuth falls on the survey. rick, do not? >> i work i make under 40,000 a year. i'm a huge nap or. soon all mr. make fun of me for napping c-17 after the gym. >> clayton: re: where these guys, in afternoon it's hard with the...
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albert einstein said doing the same of what you're doing and expecting change is a sign of insanity. in any legislative body in the united states, that's what you're getting every day. that they get up inside the old order trying to find a way to fix things, cannot possibly do so and can't imagine breaking out of the rules of the old order. eisenhower said in world war ii, when i can't solve a problem i always make it bigger. i never seem to solve it by trying to make it smaller but if i can make it big enough i can often find a solution. i really think that's where we are. that unless you think big enough to arouse a level of public energy to overwhelm the old order, you cannot fix the current problems. all you're going to do is raise taxes, increase spending and have a bigger bureaucracy, a weaker economy and gradually watch the country decay. we translated that -- it became a title of a book i wrote real change requires real change. in that context, all i ask you to do is go through these options and think yes rather than no because. the first reaction of people when you start out
albert einstein said doing the same of what you're doing and expecting change is a sign of insanity. in any legislative body in the united states, that's what you're getting every day. that they get up inside the old order trying to find a way to fix things, cannot possibly do so and can't imagine breaking out of the rules of the old order. eisenhower said in world war ii, when i can't solve a problem i always make it bigger. i never seem to solve it by trying to make it smaller but if i can...
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albert einstein said in denver city lies opportunity. my hope is that in some of this adversity that we face with respect to the postal service, we will also find opportunity. opportunities to look at other companies like safely who have a unionized work force, and see what they are doing, and if there is something we can learn in a way that they are providing health care. it seems to be well received by the employees. they have been able to do it for the same amount of money. i am going to explore that opportunity, and i would encourage us to do the same. i will pass it on to my colleagues. if you could conclude, that would be great. this has been an excellent hearing. i am grateful to everyone who has prepared and participated in this. excellent testimony, good question. senator lieberman? >> thank you. i apologize that i did not get to hear your full testimony because i had to go back to my office for a meeting. i will read it. it was interesting and helpful to hear your response to senator carper's question. honda face of this, senat
albert einstein said in denver city lies opportunity. my hope is that in some of this adversity that we face with respect to the postal service, we will also find opportunity. opportunities to look at other companies like safely who have a unionized work force, and see what they are doing, and if there is something we can learn in a way that they are providing health care. it seems to be well received by the employees. they have been able to do it for the same amount of money. i am going to...
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we are talking about projections the next 50 to 75 years because the effect of compounding as albert einstein said the most powerful force in the universe is compound interest instead of putting 2.5% compared to 3% growth rate those huge tree when, tens of trillions of dollars of deficits they actually become very much manageable so this gets to the point of the book we better get back to growth economic policies or these deficits will get bigger and bigger and bigger. dennis? >> i'm a big fan of the old u.s. auto industry. i drive a ford and my wife drives an excursion. i look at detroit and with the federal policies have been the last 30 years and i look at union demands and the corporate leadership and that sort of iron triangle which has crushed the industry starting on its way down from last year. is there ever going to be a u.s. auto industry again in detroit, the old style? i know toyota is in tennessee and bmw is in the grindle spartanburg. is there a situation with tax policy regulatory policy and all the rest is ever going to allow that industry to flourish again? >> i will go quick
we are talking about projections the next 50 to 75 years because the effect of compounding as albert einstein said the most powerful force in the universe is compound interest instead of putting 2.5% compared to 3% growth rate those huge tree when, tens of trillions of dollars of deficits they actually become very much manageable so this gets to the point of the book we better get back to growth economic policies or these deficits will get bigger and bigger and bigger. dennis? >> i'm a...