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The world has conducted a massive macro-economic experiment since the cataclysm of 2008. In Europe, the fans of austerity have had their chance, and the results have been a disaster.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Austerity Been Chance Disaster Europe Experiment Fans Had Massive Results Since World

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While their fiscal views aren't mine, the moderates are the last reasonable voice in the current Republican Party.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Current Fiscal Last Mine Moderates Party Reasonable Republican Republican Party Views Voice While

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We are all used to paying a sales tax when we buy things - almost 9 percent here in New York City. The application of this concept to the financial sector could solve our need for revenue, bring some sanity back into the financial sector, and give us a way to raise the revenue we need to run the government in a fiscally responsible way.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Almost Application Back Bring Buy City Concept Could Financial Fiscally Give Government Here Need New New York New York City Our Paying Percent Raise Responsible Revenue Run Sales Sanity Sector Solve Some Tax Things Us Used Way York

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Health care reform, the marquee legislative accomplishment of the Obama administration's first term, was passed before we entered the world of divided government.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Accomplishment Administration Before Care Divided Entered First First Term Government Health Health Care Health Care Reform Legislative Marquee Obama Passed Reform Term World

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The reality of split government puts a premium on creativity within the administration. President Obama needs to put the right people in charge of the agencies and then have them push the bounds of administrative power to change policy through those agencies. President Obama has a pretty good track record of this.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Administration Administrative Agencies Bounds Change Charge Creativity Good Government Needs Obama People Policy Power Premium President President Obama Pretty Pretty Good Push Put Puts Reality Record Right Right People Split Them Then Those Through Track Track Record Within

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Tax rates for the wealthy should revert to Clinton-era levels, both because it is necessary for long-term deficit reduction and because fairness dictates it. Moreover, there is no proof that higher marginal rates dissuade investment, all the rhetoric from the Right notwithstanding.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Because Both Deficit Deficit Reduction Dictates Fairness Higher Investment Levels Long-Term Marginal Moreover Necessary Notwithstanding Proof Rates Reduction Rhetoric Right Should Tax Tax Rates Wealthy

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The Tea Party isolated Mitt Romney from mainstream voters, linking him to a rabid ideology that he could not shake as he desperately tried to move to the middle in the closing weeks of the campaign. Lesson: The loudest voices don't often command the votes needed to win in November.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Campaign Closing Command Could Desperately He Him Ideology Isolated Lesson Linking Loudest Mainstream Middle Mitt Mitt Romney Move Needed November Often Party Rabid Romney Shake Tea Tea Party Tried Voices Voters Votes Weeks Win

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In the melting pot that is America, inclusive trumps exclusive. Whether it's single women, young adults, or minorities, alienating the rapidly growing voting blocs is not smart politics.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Adult America Exclusive Growing Inclusive Melting Melting Pot Minorities Politics Pot Rapidly Single Smart Voting Whether Women Young Young Adults

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To survive, the GOP needs to invite people in, not shut them out.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Gop Invite Needs Out People Shut Survive Them To Survive

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Virtually everywhere in the world, people still wake up and want their country to be more like the United States than any other nation. We are the envy of the world because of what we stand for and how our democratic process, flawed as it may often seem to be, operates. We should take pride in that.

~Eliot Spitzer

Topics: Any Because Country Democratic Democratic Process Envy Everywhere Flawed How Like May More Nation Often Other Our People Pride Process Seem Should Stand States Still Take Than United United States Up Virtually Wake Wake Up Want World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Lawyer

Born: June 10th, 1959

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