American public policy should first and foremost be about furthering the national Interest of the United States of America, domestic and international. I think most people would say, of course, sure, if that's the case. The number two is We have to accept that part of our economic national interest is not simply economic growth, not simply GDP, because you can be a very rich country and be unbalanced. I think we have to accept the second point, which is it's not just how much your economy grows. That's part one. You need that. But it's also, how is it growing? (17:36–17:47)
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Asserts that economic national interest should include more than just GDP growth.
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