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.

Politics is in my blood. I'd love to be involved in 2008, maybe even '06.

I think we have reached such saturation levels, the money at this point doesn't swing election.

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.

There's no embassy for the United States in Iran. So, Iranians process those in other countries.

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.

I think he [Vaclav Havel] probably would have liked to have written more plays. I think he missed being a playwright.I think he talked about wanting to write plays and keep appealing to people through that medium, rather than politics.