But, at the same time, I think that there is room for economic stimulus in terms of accelerated depreciation to encourage businesses to invest and to grow and ultimately to hire more people again.
Every time in this century we've lowered the tax rates across the board, on employment, on saving, investment and risk-taking in this economy, revenues went up, not down.
When we bought it, Spiegel was in a difficult situation; it made a loss at that time. We invested in it and then it turned around, and then we bought Eddie Bauer and Newport News.
The Democrats have invested a lot of time in telling struggling Americans that Republicans or anyone who doesn't agree with their agenda doesn't care about people who are struggling.
Instead of leading the world by how much we borrow, it's time that we make sure we lead the world in how much we build and create and invest.
I am very conservative. I don't invest in anything that is risky. If someone comes to me with a project idea, I let them risk their money, not mine.
Our society spends a lot of money on prison bars. For the sake of our kids, let's invest in monkey bars.
When I see people laughing at ideas and companies we have backed, I smile. It means we are going to make a lot of money on that investment.
For people who have for been putting their hard-earned money into the system for years, the president's idea would replace their safety net with a risky gamble with no assurance of a stable return of investment.
I'm shrewd about money; I invest well and look after it. But it's in my nature to be generous. I look after people.
As far as oligarchs who acquire sports team abroad, and invest money abroad, I wouldn't treat this phenomenon as something bad.
I make a personal commitment to the direction and success of all the programs in which I invest. I make all major philanthropic decisions myself after taking account of a range of expert opinion.
But investment in space stimulates society, it stimulates it economically, it stimulates it intellectually, and it gives us all passion.
Technology investment drove growth in the 1990s, both directly and by fueling a rising stock market that led to increased consumer spending.
People would like better batteries but they are wary of making investments. What is required is both a technology push and a market pull.
We need a reasonable price where producers will not start nagging. At a reasonable price, we can invest to produce more oil.
What interests me is starting businesses on our own, finding ideas that we can support, and simply investing in invention.
So the major obstacle to the development of new supplies is not geology but what happens above ground: international affairs, politics, investment and technology.
The reason that the company decided to invest in Tesla was not to target a profit gain. We did it as a means to further a partnership between the companies.
Make it a point to choose the right backer, make your investments wisely, and do the work of the Lord which guarantees exceeding and abundant eternal benefits.
I think the market driven economic system is the most productive system, but to have that work in the world, you've got to also have social investments to go along with that.
