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BERNARD L. SCHWARTZ ECONOMIC SYMPOSIUM

THE JOBS DEFICIT
The Challenge Of Putting America Back To Work

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2009 12:00 P.M.
THE MAYFLOWER HOTEL WASHINGTON, D.C.

KEYNOTE SPEECH
JARED BERNSTEIN
Chief Economist And Economic Policy Advisor To The Vice President

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INTRODUCTION:

On September 21, 2009, author and economist Pat Choate discussed his new book, Saving Capitalism: Keeping America Strong, at the New America Foundation. In a conversation with Michael Lind, Policy Director of the Economic Growth Program at New America, Choate offered his perspective on the ongoing economic crisis and outlined his book's comprehensive policy prescription for recovery and sustainable growth.

During last year's Republican presidential primary season, candidate Rudy Giuliani succinctly captured what millions of Americans think about health care abroad. "These countries that say they provide universal coverage -- they pay a price for it, you know," Giuliani told his audience. "They do it by rationing care, by long waiting lines, and by limiting, or I should say eliminating a patient's choice."

Second Bernard L. Schwartz Economic Symposium

The bursting of the housing and credit bubbles has left the United States with a huge debt overhang. As a result of the buildup of private sector debt and the economic crisis, households and firms are finding it difficult to service debt and lay a foundation for a sustainable recovery.

New America Foundation's Economic Growth Program hosted leading economists and public intellectuals to discuss the following questions: