Thank you for joining us. Thank you for having me. So lets start with the idea of your book 1 billion americans try to get more people in here . 670 Million People. And then sometimes have a Bad Reputation and how clean it was good. And then to be provocative and i thought to thought experiment like chinas competition we just cannot grow as fast. But we can have more people we spend money to keep them out and we dont have as many children as they say we want to have. We occurred provide childcare so why not . When i do it . Limited to say thats too many people like is hong kong to be crammed in like sardines. Is that true . With one americans the population would be about half. Yeah america is empty with a lot of amber waves of grain. [laughter] is just really big and stuff is historically odd 330 million in canada they are 25 million we make policy choices mature. Our career to get a lot of people to. It is very deliberate you look at the George Washington administration, there is a l
Bloomberg television. Eight days to the election across the station, and those watching around the world. The confluence here this morning, futures up 33. I get it. At the confluence here of really grim news worldwide on the pandemic, along with major uncertainty on the United States senate elections, makes for an interesting monday. Jonathan i couldnt agree more. The composition of congress all about what happens next with fiscal stimulus for market participants. Playing out for everyone to see, the increase of infections in the United States and europe, and extra restrictions coming down italy and spain at a time when the economy was already losing momentum. Youve got an equity market that gets hammered. The s p down almost 1 . Say full credit, i hate to this because jon is only with us for a brief hour today on bloomberg television, but the basic idea i have is that you were way out front on this. P guess if i am an sa shareholder, im a little surprised off of where it was friday. L
We want to think the candidates for being with us tonight. Yes, they are socially distanced and following all protocols. Both are being tested regularly. A quick reminder about the rules for the debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer most questions, 30 seconds to answer followup questions. We will ask specific yes and no questions throughout the debate. And we are asking that both candidates please refrain from interrupting one another. We have a lot of territory to get through tonight, so we must start with the pandemic. We have seen the consequences, economic devastation, especially for the lowest wage workers, people of color hit disproportionately, people struggling with Mental Health and suicides climbing. On monday, the president tweeted do not be afraid of covid, do not let it dominate your life. 2,000 in colorado have died, 75,000 in colorado have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. As a member of the senate, are you proud of the way that the republican majority is
For george w. Bush Steven Hadley now with the atlantic counsel. Well have opening remarks and then switch over to the executive vice chair. I would like to extend a few thanks to some of our partners here with us today, penny, michael margolis, thank you very much. Without further ado, ill turn it over to you. Well, thank you, julia, and my thanks, also to steve hadley for moderating the discussion. Congratulations to the Atlantic Council for the opening of the center for geoeconomics. After having looked at your goals, its an extremely timely undertaking. More broadly now more than ever, the Atlantic Councils mission of a strange transatlantic relationship. Covid19 has affected our way of life. As a look to the future, that the right values guide us in a postcovid world. Thats why the transatlantic relationship so important. It represents over 40 of the worlds gdp and nearly half of global personal consumption. But it is about much more than the economy. It is a community of values th
Behind in the pause . I dont think so joe biden cutting get this many people in the middle of new york city on a saturday. Give me a break. We are behind in the polls look at all that fake news. Enthusiasm is as great as ever seen in my life im telling you im everywhere in wisconsin 2016 and came back and glenn has a great friend of ours deserves a round of applause about a man who has been incredibly loyal and the great american. Thank you. You have been amazing. I was here in 2016 and i am telling you we have never been stronger. Watch the fake polls in the made up holes is unbelievable. Into the strawman . That places so freaking good my plane got in our early we went into the sawmill Law Enforcement American Flag and by the way Law Enforcement are the greatest people we have in the world. [applause] theres an officer standing right here in the hallway. Get out here. This country loves you. Thank you for the nonsense you had to put up with. You are the greatest people we have in thi