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Interview transcript or article excerpt (house oversight document)
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Summary
This document, stamped by House Oversight, contains an excerpt of an interview or profile featuring 'Keating' (likely former Australian PM Paul Keating). He discusses economic policy, criticizing high leverage ratios in financial institutions and referencing Alan Greenspan. The text also delves into Keating's philosophy on leadership, citing Immanuel Kant, the limitations of pure rationalism, and the inspirational role of music in his intellectual process.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Keating | Interviewee/Subject |
Discussing economics, leadership, philosophy, and music. Likely referring to Paul Keating given the context of intern...
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| Greenspan | Former Federal Reserve Chairman |
Criticized by Keating regarding leverage ratios and balance sheets, though stated as someone Keating 'knows and likes'.
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| Obama | US President |
Praised by Keating for seeking a return to 'liberal internationalism'.
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| Kant | Philosopher |
Cited by Keating regarding the 'inner command' and moral philosophy.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Reserve |
Mentioned in relation to the chairmanship and financial oversight.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (indicated by footer stamp).
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Locations (1)
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Referenced in the context of 'liberal internationalism' and post-WWII history.
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Key Quotes (4)
"But if you are so naive to believe that institutions with a balance sheet with assets geared at 45 to one is not an accident waiting to happen then you don't deserve to be chairman of the Federal Reserve."Source
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"I believe there is a poetic strand to life that doesn't exist in an economics textbook."Source
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"I say if you simply live on rational policy and briefing notes you are not sufficiently informed."Source
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"You need a higher calling or some inner system of belief - here I mention Kant and the inner command that tells you what is true, what is right, what is good."Source
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