In the country, our best years economically were from the 1940s into the 1970s, when we had the best public works - we call it infrastructure today - in the history of the world. Highways, bridges, water and sewer, community colleges and medical research. We don't do that the way we used to.
Paul SolmanI have heard that the most valuable thing in today's world, postindustrial world, is the human being's attention and how to get it.
Paul SolmanDonald Trump says he'll cut taxes and that will make the more productive members of our society more productive still and that he'd create more jobs.
Paul SolmanA lot of people think, particularly the people who have benefited, that they're entitled to the fruits of their abilities, their labor.
Paul Solman