change prospects in countries in southeast asia, big problems lurking in terms of maritime security and territorial issues, but right now i have to say probably at the top of the list are not any of these concerns. the number one issue that an mates the thinking of most people in asia is what s going on in the united states and i think we have to recognize that the united states has played a central role to the 40 best years in asia s history, the last 40 years. we have helped create an operating system that has brought unprecedented peace and prosperity to asia and also has been tremendously effective for the united states as well bringing prosperity and opportunity and it has linked us in a pacific community that has been in the best strategic interest of the united states. over the course of this campaign fundamental issues associated with that role have been called into question. will we support the continuation of the nonproliferation nl regime or will we encourage natio
crime. number two, we need 911 for corporate crime. let s call it 611. if you know of a crime, call it. that goes along with the whistle blower. the one thing you should know, finally, about corporate crime, is this city in the pocket of the corporate criminals and the corporate criminal lobby. there is a coalition of players, including center for auto safety, taxpayers against fraud and better markets pushing back sort of the anti-corporate crime lobby. you can join with them if you want to sign up. thanks very much. [ applause ] thank you, russell. you know, ralph nader often talks about the corporate crime waive besieging the country. there is your evidence. maybe we ll see it on c-span or cnn or fox sometime soon. our next speaker is a senior advisor with friends of the earth s nuclear campaign, which works to reduce the risk of nuclear power to the public. he was appointed chairman by president jimmy carter in 1977, where he stopped the construction of eight large nucl
to need them most important issue in the election are all of the higher education and other issues that affect millennial. as the youngest elected official in ohio, are federal officials need to make sure that we are creating higher education that is affordable for student and also making sure we don t leave my generation was $17 trillion in debt and the social security medicare system that won t be there for us when we need it. hi, i m jeremy at otterbein, university. education advocates love level in a public university level. i believe k-12 education is to be more equitable good i believe it needs to benefit all stephen and i also think we need to find a way to make college more affordable. my name is jake and i m a medical laboratory science major. for me in this election, the most important issue where this direction will be seen that do not concern you on josh come a junior in otterbein university and one of the most important issues in this year s candidacy is ed
city to where it is today. and i think it sort of speaks to how this is a natural place to settle with the confluence of fountain creek and arkansas river. people keep coming back to this place because it s a natural place to bid a city. on book tv on c-span2, fawn amber montoya, colorado state university professor and author ofsome making an american workforce, the rockefellers and the legacy of ludlow, talks about the deadly strike between miners and the colorado fuel and iron company which resulted in a public relations nightmare for john d. rockefeller junior. president frank hayes walks out to the his car and tells him to turn around. he says you re not welcome here. i cannot guarantee your safety. then matthew harris discusses his book the founding fathers and the debate over religious in revolutionary america. religion is interesting. they didn t a lot about religion at the constitutional convention. one of the only things they said was you didn t have to ho
wonderful example so assuming some social and economic provisions ought to be in the tax laws, let s think about tax credits. every dollar of tax credit saves you one dollar. it doesn t matter what your marginal tax bracket is. so if you owe a thousand dollars and you get a thousand dollar tax credit, you don t owe anything. if you owe a million dollars, you owe a million minus $1,000. now, the tax credits also should be refundable in many cases where they are social programs because a refundable tax credit like the earned income tax credit which says people who are working but don t earn a living wage are going to get extra money to help them have a living wage. and so if you make it refundable if you don t owe the income tax, you ll get a direct grant. both commissions said that about the home mortgage interest deduction, replace it by a credit. congress ignored that. finally, you might have the largest credit for people who need the help most and the least credits for pe