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Cowen: Minimum wage increases put people out of work
“Minimum wage increases put people out of work. Sometimes it's a small number of people. Sometimes it's a large number of people, but I think jobs are very important, and I would look for different ways to raise wages, which we do need to do.”
Cowen: Online education is one of humanity's greatest achievements
“Online education, as we have it, is one of the world's greatest achievements ever, and we've put almost all of it in place in, say, 15 years.”
Cowen: The world is in a G-Zero order beyond US control
“So we now live in a GZERO world. America cannot dictate world affairs.”
Cowen: The US must adopt congestion pricing like London and Singapore
“So London has applied a congestion charge going into the central city. It has worked. Singapore has congestion charges for its roads. They have worked. In this country, we need to do the same thing.”