{"id":1294,"date":"2011-09-19T20:32:49","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T00:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/?p=1294"},"modified":"2011-09-20T01:05:00","modified_gmt":"2011-09-20T05:05:00","slug":"google-chairman-eric-schmidt-on-how-to-avoid-years-of-extraordinarily-slow-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/09\/19\/google-chairman-eric-schmidt-on-how-to-avoid-years-of-extraordinarily-slow-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Google chairman Eric Schmidt on how to avoid &#8220;years of extraordinarily low growth&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5595881567027133\";\r\n\/* Medium Rectangle *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"8584504377\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>I previously posted some of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/09\/04\/ups-ceos-straightforward-prescriptions-for-the-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\">the thoughts of UPS CEO Scott Davis<\/a> about ways to boost the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend on<em> This Week<\/em>, Christian Amanpour interviewed Google chairman Eric Schmidt, who has clear and authoritative opinions about the lack of demand (something I&#8217;ve written about a lot), about what governments need to do in the short run, about what businesses need to know for the future, and a number of other important topics.<\/p>\n<p>The first part of this embedded video interview is only a little over 5 minutes long. It&#8217;s well worth a listen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;\" border=0 width=0 height=0 src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/c.gigcount.com\/wildfire\/IMP\/CXNID=2000002.11NXC\/bT*xJmx*PTEzMTY*NzgwOTIxMjEmcHQ9MTMxNjQ3ODQ5MjMzMSZwPSZkPSZnPTImbz*3MWU1ZDBmYjk5YTI*MDYzYjViMTg5NzQ3\/NWQyYTIzNiZvZj*w.gif?resize=0%2C0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><object name=\"kaltura_player_1316478059\" id=\"kaltura_player_1316478059\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" allowNetworking=\"all\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" height=\"221\" width=\"392\" data=\"http:\/\/cdnapi.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/1_12bzx1yc\/uiconf_id\/5590821\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowNetworking\" value=\"all\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/cdnapi.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/1_12bzx1yc\/uiconf_id\/5590821\"\/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"autoPlay=false&#038;screensLayer.startScreenOverId=startScreen&#038;screensLayer.startScreenId=startScreen\"\/><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\">video platform<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_management\">video management<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/solutions\/video_solution\">video solutions<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_publishing\">video player<\/a><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Schmidt is really optimistic about Americans&#8217; creativity and resilience at the end of this first segment.<\/p>\n<p>For more on the interview, go here: <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/google-chairman-government-strategy-spending-cuts-ludicrous\/story?id=14548966&#038;singlePage=true\" target=\"_blank\">Google Chairman: Economy Needs Stimulus, Not &#8216;Ludicrous&#8217; Spending Cuts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One snippet: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The economy is, today, stuck behind the power curve. It needs a lot of encouragement,&#8221; Schmidt told &#8220;This Week&#8221; anchor Christiane Amanpour. &#8220;It needs not just something like the jobs bill, but also significant government stimulation in terms of buying power and investment. 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