The discussion of derivatives in the political world has become a zero sum game.
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We believe that economics does not necessarily have to be a zero-sum game; it can be a win-win proposition for everyone involved so long as they have the tools in which to succeed.
Derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction.
Zero-sum thinking is an obsession of mine, but mostly in economics.
Derivatives in and of themselves are not evil. There's nothing evil about how they're traded, how they're accounted for, and how they're financed, like any other financial instrument, if done properly.
I engage in the use of game theory. Game theory is a branch of mathematics, and that means, sorry, that even in the study of politics, math has come into the picture. We can no longer pretend that we just speculate about politics; we need to look at this in a rigorous way.
Derivatives are a huge, complex issue.
An unregulated derivatives market essentially gives Wall Street a way to place hidden taxes on everything in the world.
Much of our national debate proceeds as if China and America were locked in a zero-sum game in which one's loss is precisely the other's gain.
Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.
In a world where global politics is no longer a zero-sum game, it is - or should be - counterintuitive to pursue one's interests without considering the interests of others.