eric bates of rolling stone is sitting next to me. my boss, yeah. so, ben, you have a story in the magazine talking about the relationship between george and mitt romney and one of the things i thought was interesting is the stoenotion of institutiod organization, how george romney was a believer in the notion of institutions and that mitt romney is to a certain degree, those institutions don t really exist anymore. and i wonder how you think that sort of translates to his relationship to wall street, and i think almost a belief romney has, an institutional belief, the markets will resolve everything, and that s won him plenty of accolades in dollar as among the wall street community. one of the things that s remarkable in thinking about the difference between george romney and his son mitt is seeing the shift in what the moderate republican believes in and looks like over time and the place in which you see this most is the relationship of individuals to society versus instituti
what your last name is. [ cheers and applause ] we believe the free market is one of the greatest forces for progress in human history that businesses are the engine of growth and that risk takers and innovators should be rewarded. but we also believe that it is best the free market has never been license to do take whatever you want, however you can get it. we ve understood that alongside our entrepreneurial spirit, rugged individualism, america only prospers when we meet our obligations to one another. and the future generations. we came together in 2008 because
critics i can hear it. it feels like it plays into your hands. well, the thing is, donny, not into my hands, but donny, this cuts against just the grain for the american character. i remember katty kay in 2009, newsweek s jon meacham had on the cover, we are all socialists now, talking about how the president was expanding the role of government, and in an exponential way. and katty kay said, you americans would make terrible socialists because you are so driven by work, you ve got this thing in you that we englishmen and europeans don t have. that makes america america. and i think that ad cuts against the grain. you used the word character. our character, john wayne, rugged individualism. and it s we will overcome, and yes the government is there.
wall street people? i havine a bunch. frank: did you react to them? i was turned off from what i saw. it was hijacked by a lot of socialists and hippies and people that were there to cause problems, not find solutions. frank: you are 21 years old, the youngest person here, you don t look like an occupy wall street person. no. i have debt i graduated from nyu. i have derkts okay? i really believe that everything i have is a blessing or i worked i worked really hard to get what i have. for them to think that by camping on a park illegally, if that s somehow they re entitled to something, no! i have to work and pay back my loans and i am going to work hard. that s what america is about, rugged individualism. that s what we need. the fact is, over the years, politicians have different parties always disagree, but the president specifically realizing his policies have failed, he has
frank: did you come in contact at all with the occupy wall street people? i havine a bunch. frank: did you react to them? i was turned off from what i saw. it was hijacked by a lot of socialists and hippies and people that were there to cause problems, not find solutions. frank: you are 21 years old, the youngest person here, you don t look like an occupy wall street person. no. i have debt i graduated from nyu. i have derkts okay? i really believe that everything i have is a blessing or i worked i worked really hard to get what i have. for them to think that by camping on a park illegally, if that s somehow they re entitled to something, no! i have to work and pay back my loans and i am going to work hard. that s what america is about, rugged individualism. that s what we need. the fact is, over the years, politicians have different