Getting this sort of thoughtful discussion it deserved. I think 15 or 20 years ago, erik and i talked about this when i was a graduate student and erik was a professor and we felt that people werent taking the issue seriously. If anything, i would say people should not panic at this point. And i think you know, there are a number of remarks i could make. I think there are season for some skepticism or at least a a little bit about how fast things are actually moving. And i would think there is a lot of aggregate data that dont suppo support the idea that the labor market or the idea is changing as a dramatic story. So the premium to Higher Education has plateaued over the last ten years. And in fact, we see evidence that highly skilled workers are moving have less rapid career directors and moving into less skills and productivity is not growing rapidly and the unemployment growth weve seen have been in relatively low education, in person serve occupations which has a Technology Elemen
Thrilled to welcome nancy this evening for this model in both democracy and change. Ive made no secret of just how important i think this book is in my humble opinion. We are doing our best. Turn up the air conditioning up there . No my little experience in electoral politics, some of you might know i was on the Durham City Council in a previous lifetime, and it seemed to me then that one very important thing in politics is to understand your opponent, and understand where theyre coming from, what motivates them, and what theyre really trying to do. As this shows that our understanding of what is called sometimes the radical right or the all rate or the libertarian right has been very limited and there has been a philosophy and a strategy that goes back decades that is behind much of what we see in politics now and so, i think there are a few things that can be more important for those of us who dont agree with that kind of politics and to read this book, understand it, and i think wil
They make no secret just how important in my opinion but maya little experience of politics i was on the city council eight years in a previous lifetime the. [applause] and it seemed to me then that one very important thing in politics is to understand your opponent where they are coming from what motivates them and what they are trying to do. And this book shows our understanding the radical right toward the altar rate for the al libertarian right has been very limited with a philosophy and strategy that goes back decades. There are a few things that could be more important and then we are in the much better position to counter the arguments Nancy Maclean is the professor of history of Public Policy at duke university. First serving as a chair. Then coming to do university in 2010 so we are very pleased and happy to have heard here. Also into cspan for covering us. Nancy maclean. [applause] i am so thrilled to see how many of you are here. Thanks for coming to interested in this book
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What explains the delay . One of a hammering out at this point . What are they hammering out at this point . It sound like they are still turning the dials. They dont have the answers yet to some of these key questions, specifically how to make what is about 6 trillion in tax cuts reduced to about 1. 5 trillion by finding ways to pay for it, so they are looking at things like ending the state and local deduction, changing text breaks for retirement benefits, a variety of things and they have not fully come up with the answers yet in a way that makes that work with the mathematical number. Next steps are the here, presuming it comes out tomorrow . Layout the next several weeks of the sausage making, so to speak. Sahil it is going to be an extremely busy few weeks. If all goes to plan, the bill comes out tomorrow, the ways and Means Committee sends it to the floor of the house. They pass it out of the house and the basin intends to operate on a parallel track. Theyre not going to wait fo