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" China and the U.S. are the two largest importers of oil. They are the two largest emitters of carbon. "
Henry Paulson
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" What began as a subprime lending problem has spread to other, less risky mortgages and contributed to excess home inventories that have pushed down home prices for responsible homeowners. "
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" Predators, they're the best coal miners' canary. When they're gone, you've got a sick ecosystem. "
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" Every American business, from the biggest companies to small hardware companies, need money to flow through the system not only to create new jobs but to sustain existing jobs. "
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" For market discipline to constrain risk effectively, financial institutions must be allowed to fail. Under optimal financial regulatory and financial system infrastructures, such a failure would not threaten the overall system. "
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" I grew up with a strong set of values - and one was never judging someone by how much money they had. "
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" It is important that China stop its over-reliance on municipal debt to finance infrastructure. I take comfort in the fact that China's leaders understand this. "
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" I'd have liked to have been another Faulkner, of course. "
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" I was secretary of the Treasury when the credit bubble burst, so I think it's fair to say that I know a little bit about risk, assessing outcomes, and problem-solving. "
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" Foreclosure is to no one's benefit. I've heard estimates that mortgage investors lose 40 to 50 percent on their investment if it goes into foreclosure. "
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" I think it is asking a lot for regulators to be perfect - because they won't be. "
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" The most pressing and significant problems in the global economy are unsustainable structural issues with regard to the E.U. - fiscal deficits and the structure of the E.U. itself. "
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" When you have a big, ugly problem, there's never going to be a neat, elegant solution that is totally painless or without a cost. "
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" Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're opposite sides of the same coin if you're looking at longer-term prosperity. "
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" I can't help but think what would have happened if a divisive character such as Trump were president during the 2008 financial crisis, at a time when leadership, compromise, and careful analysis were critical. "
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Character
" An open, competitive, and liberalized financial market can effectively allocate scarce resources in a manner that promotes stability and prosperity far better than governmental intervention. "
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" In all my life, I've been trained that when there's a big problem, you run toward it. "
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Run
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" After I left Treasury, I think in some ways it was harder to sit there and be writing my book... listening to all the criticism. "
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" A state-based regulatory system is quite burdensome. It allows price controls to create market distortions. It can hinder development of national products and can directly impact the competitiveness of U.S. insurers. "
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" We need a new tax system. We need entitlement reform. We need immigration reform. These are not easy things. But it is going to take our political system working better. "
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" As the Indian government has embraced greater economic openness, the creativity and expertise of the Indian workforce has been unleashed onto the world economic stage. "
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Government
Stage
World
" The income disparity is a huge issue. And I think that the only solution to this - there is no easy solution - are fundamental changes. That the world is changing quicker than our policies are changing. And we need the kinds of policies that will let us have a competitive economy going forward. "
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" I was secretary of the Treasury in 2008. In that role, I had the privilege to work with many talented men and women in government and the private sector who labored to pull our nation back from the brink of disaster. "
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" As Americans, we shouldn't like bailouts. Where I come from, if someone takes a risk and they're going to make the profit from that risk, they shouldn't have the taxpayer pay for the losses. "
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" If you've got a bazooka, and people know you've got it, you may not have to take it out. "
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" The financial security of all Americans - their retirement savings, their home values, their ability to borrow for college, and opportunities for more and higher-paying jobs - depends on our ability to restore our financial institutions to sound footing. "
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" China's growth and stability is a vital issue for all nations. "
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Nations
" Too often, we restrict trade that would create U.S. jobs and is in our national interest. "
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Too
" I will never apologize for changing the approach or strategy when the facts change. "
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Never
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" I didn't get the charm gene. "
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Charm