#global

The American consumer, even today, the weight of the American consumer in the global economy is China plus India doubled. So, it's tough to replace that. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#american consumer #china #consumer #doubled #economy

Defaulting on the nation's debt would be cataclysmic. The U.S. Treasury's Aaa rating is the one constant in the world's financial system. When times are bad anywhere on the planet, global investors flock to Treasury bonds because they know they will get their money back. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#back #bad #because #bonds #cataclysmic

There is an air of unreality in debating these arcane points when the world is changing in such dramatic ways right in front of our eyes because of global warming. ↗

— Al Gore

#arcane #because #changing #debating #dramatic

The question is what will Mitt Romney do as president if his policy is simply to be hands off and let the government be made so small it can be drowned in a bathtub. In the 21st century global economy, no state alone has the ability to compete against China. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

#ability #against #alone #bathtub #century

To compete in a global economy, our students must continue their education beyond high school. To make this expectation a reality, we must give students the tools they need to succeed, including the opportunity to take a college entrance exam. ↗

— Jennifer Granholm

#college #compete #continue #economy #education

The 20th Century was the century of Aviation and the century of Globalization. The next century will be the century of Space. ↗

— Wilson Greatbatch

#aviation #century #globalization #next #space

The EU should be concentrated on adapting to globalisation and global competitiveness, not building more powerful centralised institutions in Brussels. ↗

— William Hague

#brussels #building #competitiveness #concentrated #eu

The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people. ↗

— Alexander Haig

#advances #awaits #beijing #bring #china

Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our predominant power with great restraint, we will antagonize the world. ↗

— Lee H. Hamilton

#antagonize #cannot #global #great #learn

We have to remember we're in a global economy. The purpose of fiscal stimulus is not simply to sustain activity in our national economies, but to help the global economy as well, and that's why it's so critical that measures in those packages avoid anything that smacks of protectionism. ↗

— Stephen Harper

#anything #avoid #critical #economies #economy