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THANK YOU, JANE. AND ON BEHALF OF THE PRIVATE ENTERPRISE BOARD LET ME JOIN JANE IN WELCOME HERE THOONCH. I AM FILLING IN FOR OUR CHAIRMAN WHO WAS...
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ME IF I WOULD STAND IN FOR HIM I WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO
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OBLIGE. AND I PROMISED HIM HOWEVER THAT I WOULD GIVE YOU HIS PERSONAL REGRETS NOT BEING ABLE TO BE HERE. I WILL TELL YOU IN MY FOUR YEARS OF BEING...
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POSITIVE INFLUENCE IN HER AREA AND FULLY SUPPORTIVE AND ALL OF ALEC'S EVENTS AND ITS ACTIVITIES. WELCOME, DEBBIE. [APPLAUSE] >> NEXT WE HAVE MR. TOM...
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TOM JONES. FINALLY, LAST -- DID I MISS SOMEBODY? OH, MY GOODNESS. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES. SORRY. CURT HAVE HAVE BEEN HERE. MR. STEVE DELL...
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FORCE IN EDUCATION. AND HE PERSISTED IN HOLDING THAT VISION TO HIS HEART IN SUCH A WAY THAT TODAY ALEC IS TRULY ON THE MAP IN EDUCATION. THANK YOU...
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| 00:05:49 |
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LORI? >> IT IS A TREMENDOUS HONOR FOR THE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL TO WELCOME DR. MILTON FRIEDMAN HERE TODAY. WE FEEL VERY, VERY PRIVILEGED...
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FEEL PRIVILEGED THAT AFTER HIS REMARKS DR. FRIEDMAN WILL BE TAKING QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. AS WE CELEBRATE ALEC'S 33 RHODE ISLAND YEAR WE REMEMBER...
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| 00:10:55 |
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BE. [LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE] >> IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE COUNTRY, ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF AMERICA IN FIELD AFTER FIELD, YOU FIND IT A STORY OF IMPROVEMENT,...
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| 00:11:24 |
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THAT'S A DISGRACE AND A SHAME. WE HAVE A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT INEQUALITY OF INCOME, ABOUT THE POOR, THE INDIGENT. A LARGE LAPART OF THAT IS ATTRIBUTABLE...
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| 00:12:25 |
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OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. 30% THAT DO NOT GET OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL DO NOT HAVE THE SKILLS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO GET SOMEWHERE. IN ORDER TO HAVE A DECENT...
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| 00:14:21 |
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HERE'S ANOTHER. EACH GENERATION -- THIS IS A CONCLUSION. EACH GENERATION OF HAS OUTSTRIPPED IT'S PARENTS THAT EDUCATION, LITERACY AND ECONOMIC ATTAINMENT....
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| 00:19:42 |
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IT. THEN PARENTS WOULD HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS. BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. SO YOU HAVE TO ASK, WHAT ARE POLITICALLY...
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| 00:21:00 |
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THE ANSWER IS THE UNIONIZATION OF TEACHERS. PLUS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS WHO ARE APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY OR THE STATE SCHOOL BOARDS ARE NOT REALLY...
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| 00:24:41 |
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IN EDUCATION. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE TO HELP ME. >> WE'RE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS NOW. >> DR. FRIEDMAN. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 50 YEARS...
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| 00:25:31 |
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CHOICE. AND MORE THAN 15 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. HOW DO WE SPEED UP THE DAY WHEN EVERY CHILD IN AMERICA...
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OF THEIR CHOICE? >> THE
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| 00:25:45 |
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ONLY WAY I CAN SEE WE DO IT IS WORK STATE BY STATE, LOT BY LOT. MILWAUKEE, WHICH YOU CITE, IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE. IT'S NOW, WHAT IS IT 10 OR 11 YEARS...
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AN EXTREMELY, A REALLY LARGE IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF THE EDUCATION. THERE ARE MORE PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOR NONPROFIT SCHOOLS,...
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| 00:27:56 |
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SCHOOLING HOW, THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. DO YOU KNOW ANY OTHER MAJORED A VANS PRODUCT THAT PEOPLE MAKE AT HOME?...
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| 00:28:12 |
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WHY NOT? BECAUSE OTHER PRODUCTS YOU GET BETTER RESULTS FROM THE MARKET. YOU WOULDN'T DREAM OF TRYING TO MAKE AN AUTOMOBILE INSTEAD OF HAVING ONE,...
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| 00:29:11 |
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AND DENMARK, I THINK, ARE AMONG THE CASES THAT HAVE A GREATER DEGREE OF PARENTAL CHOICE. IT'S
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| 00:29:25 |
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INTERESTING. JAPAN IS AN INTERESTING CASE. IT HAS 100% PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. HOWEVER, IT ALSO HAS SO-CALLED TO YOU TORALS. IT HAS AN EXTENSIVE PRIVATE...
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| 00:30:47 |
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ON DETAIL ON THAT, IF WE ARE GOING TO SUBSIDIZE IT, SHOULD WE AT LEAST VOUCHERIZE IT? >> WE HAVE LARGELY DONE SO. IN THE MAIN ON HIGHER EDUCATION. ...
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| 00:31:17 |
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THING. BUT IF WE TALK ABOUT SUBSIDIZING STUDENTS, YOU HAVE THE PELL GRANTS AND SIMILAR GRANTS IN WHICH THE STUDENTS GET ESSENTIALLY A SCHOLARSHIP AND...
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| 00:32:52 |
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ALL KIDS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITIES, WHEREAS PRIVATE SCHOOLS ONLY, THEY CAN SELECT WHO THEY WILL TAKE AND WHO THEY WON'T. HOW CAN WE RESPOND TO...
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| 00:33:30 |
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TRUTH IS THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WELL AS PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE, CAN EXPEL STUDENTS WHO DESERVE TO BE EXPELLED. AND ALL OF THE COMPARISONS THAT HAVE BEEN...
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| 00:35:11 |
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FAVOR OF SCHOOL CHOICE. I BELIEVE THAT VOUCHERS OR SOMETHING LIKE IT ARE INEVITABLE, SIMPLY BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A BAD ARGUMENT FOR THE TEACHERS UNIONS....
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| 00:35:53 |
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AND IF NOT, WHY WHERE DOES THAT PUT AMERICA AT RISK? >> GOING BACK TO AN EARLIER QUESTION, IF YOU HAD A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD, THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WOULD...
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| 00:36:19 |
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SCHOOLS. NOW, THIS IS A GREAT COUNTRY AND IT'S A COUNTRY THAT IS VERY FLEXIBLE. WHEN THE G.I. BILL WAS PUT IN BACK IN 1946 OR SO, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS...
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| 00:37:38 |
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THANK YOU. >> IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU. SINCE I STUDIED ECONOMICS IN COLLEGE AND SIN MY ENTIRE LEGISLATIVE CAREER HAS BEEN DEAD INDICTED REFORMING...
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| 00:38:03 |
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IN CASE YOU EVEN WONDER, I EVEN HAVE MY RED
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| 00:38:06 |
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SHOES ON. [APPLAUSE] >> FOR OUR NEXT SPEAKER, WE HAVE MR. BOB INGRAM OF GLAXO-SMITHKLINE. HE'S THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF PHARMACEUTICALS FOR GLAXO-SMITHKLINE...
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| 00:38:33 |
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ROSE THROUGH THE SERIES OF ROLLS INCREASINGLY TAKING MORE RESPONSIBILITY TO ULTIMATELY BECOME THE C.E.O. AND CHAIRMAN OF GLAXO WELCOME. HE CO-LED...
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| 00:40:29 |
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DUTY WHETHER WE BE LEGISLATORS, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, THAT WE OWE IT TO OUR CHILDREN AND IN MY CASE MY GRANDCHILDREN TO MAKE SURE THEY DO HAVE THAT...
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| 00:41:18 |
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THE GREAT STATE OF LOUISIANA, INVITED ME TO COME UP TO CAPITOL HILL TO JOIN 11 OF HIS DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES TO TALK ABOUT INCLUDING PRESCRIPTION DRUG...
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| 00:43:08 |
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OFTEN WE PAINT
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| 00:43:10 |
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ISSUES IN SHADES OF GOOD AND BAD WHEN I THINK MOST OF YOU WHO DEAL WITH ISSUES EVERYDAY IN YOUR ROLE AS LEGISLATIVE
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| 00:43:20 |
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LEADERS, THE ANSWERS AREN'T ALWAYS THAT SIMPLE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TAKE THE NEXT FEW MINUTES, I REALIZE YOU HAVE A BUSY DAY YET AND I'LL BE...
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| 00:59:43 |
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THERAPY. YOU'LL HEAR ME SAY APPROPRIATE. ARE YOU SITTING THERE KNOWING I WORK IN AN INDUSTRY THAT MAKES ITS LIVING AND GIVES OUR I SHAREHOLDERS RETURN...
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RIGHT NOW, AND YOU SHOULD REPORT IF I DRAW YOUR NAME TO THE WALNUT ROOM THIS AFTERNOON TO SEE ABOUT PICKING UP YOUR PRIZE. I WILL SELECT THREE NAMES....
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