Legislation
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12 statements about Legislation, every show
Institutional Capital Discipline Regulates Investment Risk Better Than Government Legislation
“There can be good legislation, but there's a risk that it's not the right guardrail and it's not good for competitiveness. And it creates like the next crisis, the best. Answer is a market mechanism like you have within institutional investors, where if you do…”
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl successfully influenced overturning outdated flight regulations
“So he was able to actually help influence getting this legislation overturned, and that was a big win, but he wasn't attacking anybody.”
Rizik: Legislation Should Mandate Labeling for AI-Generated Music
“Secondly, I think there's going to be the need for legislation to at least label something.
It's okay if somebody creates AI-generated music.
There should be some sort of labeling so that as a user, you know this isn't a real artist.
Probably the minimum that …”
DiRico: Marjorie Taylor Greene's weather modification bills lack scientific credibility
“I think it would be both disrespectful to the families involved and baseless and without any technical or scientific credibility if that legislation were to go through”
Dixon: Building tech industries requires foundational legislation like the 1996 Telecom Act
“We think that the way you really build industries is legislation. If you think back to the internet, that was built on really on the 96 telecom act.”
Codie Sanchez claims around 30 US states make lemonade stands illegal without permits
“There's still legislation I saw on something like 30 states where lemonade stands are illegal, which is hysterical to me and you need permits.”
Calacanis: Mandate flashing red lights on AI recording wearables by law
“These devices need to have a red flashing diode on them when they're recording. We need to pass legislation that it does that. If it's recording, it should have a flashing red light on it.”
Derek Thompson: Overloading bills with progressive priorities dooms legislation
“The attempt to pull every progressive priority into every piece of legislation in a way that makes it impossible for that legislation's purpose to be accomplished.”
Pahlavi: Iranian public believes democratic change is impossible through regime elections
“People in Iran are way past that. They say, you know what, the problem is fundamentally the nature of the system, that you cannot bring change by means of legislation or people's having a free election.”
Giffon: Founders Can Front-Run Legislation to Dominate Niche Compliance Software
“The other big opportunity for someone who, who's wanting to start a business is like, you can front run these things, right? You can see what's going to pass. You can see what's just passed. And you can be the first provider for that and have a huge leg up, es…”
Accounting for climate costs would fundamentally transform CBO legislative scoring
“And all CBO needs to do is simply account for those costs. And that would fundamentally change the calculations as to what legislation Is, quote, good or bad for the economy.”