Election Day now has become the last day to vote. Judy Woodruff More Quotes by Judy Woodruff More Quotes From Judy Woodruff When it comes to economics, president-elect [Donald] Trump has promised to revive American manufacturing, get tough on trade with China, cut taxes and invest in infrastructure. Judy Woodruff toughcuttingpresident In my book ["Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age], I argue that we're vulnerable to technologies.There's a 40 percent decline in all markers for empathy among college students, with most of it taking place in the past years. Judy Woodruff technologycollegebook More than half the U.S. population and more than half of the voters in this election were women. Among them, 42 percent voted for Donald Trump, 54 percent went for Hillary Clinton, essentially the reverse of how men voted. Judy Woodruff populationhalfmen I think that Election Day is the closest thing we have to a civic sacrament, when people meet their neighbors at the firehouse or the school and they vote at the same time. Judy Woodruff peopleschoolthinking In 2008, the Democrats made a great effort among African-American voters, and they did increase their turnout considerably, and among Latino voters. Judy Woodruff american-votersafrican-americaneffort I think we have reached such saturation levels, the money at this point doesn't swing election. Judy Woodruff swingslevelsthinking There's no embassy for the United States in Iran. So, Iranians process those in other countries. Judy Woodruff iranunited-statescountry A definitive decision to say you should start people on therapy as soon as you know they're infected. Judy Woodruff decisionshouldpeople CD4 being the level of the lymphocyte that indicates the level of your immune function. Judy Woodruff functionimmunelevels The field of artificial intelligence is pushing new boundaries. Judy Woodruff pushingfieldsboundaries Historically, when times are bad, voters, especially in the Industrial Midwest, have turned to the Democrats. Judy Woodruff midwestdemocratvoters I mean, the 1930s are the birth moment of modern public sector, government-driven infrastructure spending. Judy Woodruff birthgovernmentmean What will be interesting to see is whether or not we see from the [Donald Trump] administration initiatives on higher education for this work force, because if those kinds of training opportunities are not provided, then I do think this program begins to look like a defensive holding action, a rear-guard action, buying time for workers who might not otherwise find positions in the 21st century. Judy Woodruff opportunityinterestingthinking Income tax in particular in the United States is concentrated on the top half of the income distribution, and very heavily skewed towards the top 10 or even top 1 percent. Judy Woodruff income-distributiontop-10united-states That was an exception within the [Barack] Obama administration's economic policy, a crisis that he inherited from the previous administration, and felt it was essential to carry through on. Judy Woodruff economicadministrationessentials They have two aspects. One is that they're unpredictable, and that often rich and more affluent households are slow to spend the funds. The other thing about tax cuts is that they're redistributive. So they tend, naturally, to benefit those who pay tax. Judy Woodruff benefitscuttingtwo I think one can see the [Donald] Trump program as if it were that element of the bailout of 2009 writ very large, and now extended out towards both fossil fuels, and, on the other hand, the infrastructure program, which is such a key element of the spending side of the Trump program. Judy Woodruff keyshandsthinking There's no doubt that [tax cuts] act as a stimulus. How could they not, in a sense? You're giving cash back to households. Judy Woodruff cuttingdoubtgiving What we do have is a gigantic matching tax-cutting program as a way of stimulating the economy. Judy Woodruff matchingcuttingway You have to be careful, because, in the [Donald] Trump stimulus package, there were two elements. One is the infrastructure investment program, which at this moment doesn't have the financing spelled out in any effective form. Judy Woodruff elementsmomentstwo
