mr. allison wins. i cannot understand anybody spending the money in preparation for this they plan to spend and not have an impact. no impact seems like a poor return on investment. think about that. there is an alternative. just at the high street pier, quite a large number of dollars were spent to house the facility for tying up fishing boats. that is not used all the time. that would be an excellent place to more a barge or two, up the power boats and the sailboats. -- tie up the powerboats and sailboats. that would likely have no impact or much less impact than aquatic park. there is a viewing area for the jumbo drawn -- jumbotron on the high street, probably equal in size to what there is from aquatic park. i would like that to be considered. thank you. president olague: thank you. >> good afternoon. i am at 10-year member of the south side boating club. thank you for the opportunity to address this eir. my colleagues have spoken eloquently about the culture of the bay. also, there is serious this

mr. john allison. [applause] >> good afternoon. it is a pleasure to be here. always enjoy talking to bright young people will be the future leaders in our society. my focus of this conversation will be on the great recession and the ensuing failed economic recovery and the financial crisis that created that phenomenon. i wish i had a more fun topic to talk about. it is an important subject to talk about because of the broader implications and the decisions that will impact the quality of all our lives. i have five basic things. financial crisis was primarily caused by government policy. we do not live in a free market and the united states. we live in a mixed economy. the mixture of various a lot. the least regulated industry is technology. the most regulated industry is financial services. it is not surprising that the most regulated aspects is where we have the biggest problems. government policy created a bubble. that bubble burst, destroying the trillions of dollars of wealth. a number of financial institutions made some very serious mistakes. those compan

mr. john allison. [applause] >> good afternoon. it is a pleasure to be here. i always enjoy talking to bright young people will be the future leaders in our society. my focus of this conversation will be on the great recession and the ensuing failed economic recovery and the financial crisis that created that phenomenon. i wish i had a more fun topic to talk about. it is an important subject to talk about because of the broader implications and the decisions that will impact the quality of all our lives. i have five basic things. financial crisis was primarily caused by government policy. we do not live in a free market and the united states. we live in a mixed economy. the mixture of various a lot. the least regulated industry is technology. the most regulated industry is financial services. it is not surprising that the most regulated aspects is where we have the biggest problems. government policy created a bubble. that bubble burst, destroying the trillions of dollars of wealth. a number of financial institutions made some very serious mistakes. those comp