Jon Huntsman
Jon Huntsman
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Public schools are largely secular institutions. I would expect my kids in science class to be instructed in those things that are somewhat quantifiable and based on thorough and rigorous empirical research.
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It struck us very hard and just about put us under, ... We still haven't fully recovered, but we'll make it.
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It will be the culmination of a lot of work with a lot of consultation with the community,
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so we can operate government more efficiently from an energy-consumption standpoint.
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This is a question of fairness, to my mind, and I'm going to continue talking about it to see what we can get accomplished.
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It was tough to keep the tears back, quite frankly. As you pin the award on, you salute them shake their hands.
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This could be the state of Utah we're talking about. We're doing it for our neighbors this time, but it could well have been Utah,
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I think we have to be very sensitive to our need to compete, moving forward, and a lot of that is tied to tax policy.
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For those of us who have lived abroad and seen our nation in a highly competitive 21st century, and kind of see where this world is going - unless we are able to strengthen our core, we're going to see the end of the American century. And that is totally unacceptable.
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In a day and age of global competition and instantaneous financial flows, you have to be highly sensitive to the way in which tax policy impacts your overall competitiveness as a country.
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America is the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets.
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At the end of the day, capital is a coward. It's going to flee from wherever it perceives risk to be present in the marketplace...
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And the trajectory that our debt is taking now beyond $14 trillion is going to have an impact on our currency. It goes south, and our currency's going to have an impact on our standard of living and affect every family in this country, and over time, our international competitiveness.
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Utah was one of four states (including Tennessee, Texas and Oklahoma) asked of assistance. That says something good about our state and our citizens, ... The selection of those chosen to come to Utah is undetermined at this point, but we are a willing recipient.