Every user of the river down here understands that a healthy river is absolutely vital for a healthy economy and a healthy tourism industry.
You can't run the economy on BMWs alone. If the average person is in a pickle, how do you have a healthy economy?
I believe, as a matter of principle, that the debt is a problem that must be addressed sooner rather than later. I also know that fundamental changes are needed in the way Washington spends and taxes if we truly want a healthy economy. This must include changing our government's long-term fiscal path, which is unsustainable.
Business is a subset of the environment, not the other way around. You can't have a healthy economy, you can't have a healthy anything in a degraded environment.
The connection between education and a healthy economy is critical.
We may not realize it, but a crucial step in building a healthy economy is helping people move from welfare to work.
One cannot find a healthy economy anywhere in the world that does not have a strong industrial base, period.
