To the Economic System and our position in i it than perhaps yu have heard before. And even more important, and what this book is about, an alternative solution for dealing with it different from what you might have heard before. So, first, where are we here in the United States and in the woworld economy . And im not gonna tell you what you already know, which is that this is the worst economic crisis in myy lifetime and therefofore in you, that it began in 2007, which means it is now coming to the end of its fifth year and that there is no end in sight, that the efforts of governments around the world, including the United States, to end it long ago have not proved successful, that the prognosis is not good, that the problem is almost like a disease in the sense that it begins in the United States in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The europeans look at the United States and thank their lucky stars that it isnt so bad only to discover that it has metastasized over there. And the last 2 or 3 ye
To the Economic System and our position in i it than perhaps yu have heard before. And even more important, and what this book is about, an alternative solution for dealing with it different from what you might have heard before. So, first, where are we here in the United States and in the woworld economy . And im not gonna tell you what you already know, which is that this is the worst economic crisis in myy lifetime and therefofore in you, that it began in 2007, which means it is now coming to the end of its fifth year and that there is no end in sight, that the efforts of governments around the world, including the United States, to end it long ago have not proved successful, that the prognosis is not good, that the problem is almost like a disease in the sense that it begins in the United States in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The europeans look at the United States and thank their lucky stars that it isnt so bad only to discover that it has metastasized over there. And the last 2 or 3 ye
To the Economic System and our position in i it than perhaps yu have heard before. And even more important, and what this book is about, an alternative solution for dealing with it different from what you might have heard before. So, first, where are we here in the United States and in the woworld economy . And im not gonna tell you what you already know, which is that this is the worst economic crisis in myy lifetime and therefofore in you, that it began in 2007, which means it is now coming to the end of its fifth year and that there is no end in sight, that the efforts of governments around the world, including the United States, to end it long ago have not proved successful, that the prognosis is not good, that the problem is almost like a disease in the sense that it begins in the United States in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The europeans look at the United States and thank their lucky stars that it isnt so bad only to discover that it has metastasized over there. And the last 2 or 3 ye
To the Economic System and our position in i it than perhaps yu have heard before. And even more important, and what this book is about, an alternative solution for dealing with it different from what you might have heard before. So, first, where are we here in the United States and in the woworld economy . And im not gonna tell you what you already know, which is that this is the worst economic crisis in myy lifetime and therefofore in you, that it began in 2007, which means it is now coming to the end of its fifth year and that there is no end in sight, that the efforts of governments around the world, including the United States, to end it long ago have not proved successful, that the prognosis is not good, that the problem is almost like a disease in the sense that it begins in the United States in 2007, 2008, and 2009. The europeans look at the United States and thank their lucky stars that it isnt so bad only to discover that it has metastasized over there. And the last 2 or 3 ye
[applause] well, i want to welcome you. I want to acknowledge the aweinspiring environment that were sharing this evening. The religious overtones might make you think you werere in one of the two party conventionons [audience laughter] but t i hope in a few minutes to make you clearlrly aware that, other than the environment, not that much that i share with either of them. So let me begin by promising you two things first, to provide to you a different way of understanding whats happening to the Economic System and our position in i it than perhaps yu have heard before. And even more important, and what this book is about, an alternative solution for dealing with it different from what you might have heard before. So, first, where are we here in the United States and in the woworld economy . And im not gonna tell you what you already know, which is that this is the worst economic crisis in myy lifetime and therefofore in you, that it began in 2007, which means it is now coming to the