David Schweikert: “This is going to be one of those evenings where I am going to try to actually go through sort of complex numbers, but a…”

“This is going to be one of those evenings where I am going to try to actually go through sort of complex numbers, but a lot of it is incredibly optimistic. I am going to do two things tonight: Part of this is just some frustration on numbers that I keep seeing out there that aren't being discussed here in this body that are incredibly optimistic in the economy. And the second thing is: I want to talk about, remember last week the theme was global warming, climate change, the environment, and I had my issue of The Economist on what is called the climate issue? I want to talk about some really amazing technologies that I can't believe weren't discussed last week that are actually about to create stunning breakthroughs. So, let's first actually talk through this. I have this intense frustration that my brothers and sisters on the left, and even a number of us on the right, don't talk enough or at all about the amazing good things happening to the American worker, to people out there who had a pretty rough previous decade. The math is the math. So the premise I want to give right now is economic growth is moral because it uplifts, it makes work valuable, it improves your future, your retirement, and your ability to take care of your kids. Economic growth is moral. The reason I have this particular board up--and we try to do this every week--is what are some of the greatest threats to our society?…”