U.S. government

also referred to as: u s government · us government

5 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement May 18, 2021 by Joel Greenblatt · across every show →

Everything said about U.S. government, oldest first

May 18, 2021 positive
Opinion
Greenblatt: US government should lock in 30-year debt while rates are free
“I think our average maturity is like six years. So I think that's insane. I think we should borrow it over 30 years for free. That would be my one suggestion to anyone listening. We should extend our maturities when they're lending us money for free.”
Joel Greenblatt May 18, 2021 ▶ 31:18 #111 Joel Greenblatt: Investing Made Simple
Mar 8, 2022 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
McChrystal: The US Government Possessed All Information Necessary to Stop 9/11
“And I think of the nine 11 attacks where we had all the information necessary to stop the World Trade Towers being hit. Inside the U S government, but we couldn't connect the dots”
Stanley McChrystal Mar 8, 2022 ▶ 5:49 #132 Ret. Gen. Stanley McChrystal - The Essence of Leadership
Mar 8, 2022 neutral
Insight
McChrystal: The CIA Prioritizes Long-Term Networks While Military Drives Short-Term Expedience
“The central intelligence agency took a longer term view. They would operate in an area and they would build intelligence networks and capabilities because they were going to be there forever in some form or fashion. The military was typically there for much sh…”
Stanley McChrystal Mar 8, 2022 ▶ 16:43 #132 Ret. Gen. Stanley McChrystal - The Essence of Leadership
Aug 5, 2025 negative
Opinion
Government economic and inventory survey datasets are inherently unreliable
“I know how hard it is to get accurate data out of my own company, so the idea of the government economists getting accurate data about all of the companies, I'm like always very skeptical on these things. I was so skeptical on like big government data sets.”
Ryan Petersen Aug 5, 2025 ▶ 1:21:48 Ryan Petersen: Building Flexport
Oct 7, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Hetty Green Made a Fortune Buying Discounted Post-Civil War Bonds
“She bought bonds trading as low as 50 cents On the dollar from the US government. When they fell farther, she bought even more. When the government honored them in gold, she made a fortune.”
Shane Parrish Oct 7, 2025 ▶ 11:29 Hetty Green: The Witch of Wall Street [Outliers]
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