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9 people · 32 quotes · 15 Mar 2020 to 28 Aug 2026

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    1. David Friedberg

      Friedberg warns that 48% of US employees work for businesses with 10 or fewer employees with only 2-4 weeks cash.

      “48% of all US employees work for a business that's got 10 or fewer employees. Now, these businesses are not only retail.”

      15 Mar 2020 · All-In Podcast · 1:00:07 · source · permalink
    2. David Friedberg

      Friedberg calculates a three-month shutdown would cost the US economy $4.5 trillion.

      “Every let's assume the whole economy shuts down. Every month that we're shut down costs us 1,500,000,000,000. So if we're gonna have the country shut down for, say, three months, we're losing $4,500,000,000,000 right there.”

      19 Mar 2020 · All-In Podcast · 1:01:06 · source · permalink
    3. David Sacks

      Sacks argues under-reaction caused the pandemic and overreaction will cause a depression.

      “I tweeted that the pandemic, that under reaction caused the pandemic and overreaction will cause the depression. And I think that's kind of where we are right now.”

      21 May 2020 · All-In Podcast · 10:45 · source · permalink
    4. Sir Richard Dearlove

      Dearlove says Russia's GDP roughly equals Italy's, ranking thirteenth or fourteenth globally with weak industrial base.

      “Russia, in fact, now has more or less the GDP of Italy, somewhere around thirteenth or fourteenth in the world. And it has an aging population. It has a very weak industrial base.”

      29 Oct 2020 · Technion UK · 13:34 · source · permalink
    5. Sir Richard Dearlove

      Dearlove notes Ant's $34 billion flotation beat Aramco, illustrating Western-Chinese economic integration.

      “two days ago, the Ant payment system, Jack Ma's company that controls massive payment system across the whole of China had a flotation and those of you who follow these things will be aware that it actually beat Aramco in terms of the value of the flotation, $34,000,000,000 was raised”

      29 Oct 2020 · Technion UK · 18:36 · source · permalink
    1. David Friedberg

      Friedberg argues US dollar rally against weak global economies will create significant headwinds in 2023.

      “And so the global economy collapsing or being very shaky right now and the US dollar rallying is not good for us.”

      17 Oct 2022 · Megyn Kelly · 7:38 · source · permalink
    1. Marc Rowan

      Rowan declares we've had a soft landing after rates rose 400 basis points without breaking the economy.

      “I think we've had a soft landing. When rates have gone up 400 basis points and the wheels haven't come off the bus, as they say, I think that's the definition of a soft landing.”

      6 May 2024 · Yahoo Finance · 1:05 · source · permalink
    2. Marc Rowan

      Rowan declares a soft landing achieved after 400 basis point rate increase without economic breakdown.

      “we've had a soft landing. When rates have gone up 400 basis points and the wheels haven't come off the bus, as they say, I think that's the definition of a soft landing.”

      6 May 2024 · Yahoo Finance · 1:06 · source · permalink
    3. David Friedberg

      Friedberg estimates 30-40% of US workers are employed by or depend on government as primary customer.

      “And I think a study I I tried to pull together all this data a couple months ago, but something north of like 30 or 40% of The US working force is touched by the government as a customer of their business, the primary customer of their business or as the employer of those individuals.”

      2 Jul 2024 · Tom Bilyeu · 7:18 · source · permalink
    4. David Friedberg

      Friedberg estimates 30 to 40 percent of US workers are employed by or depend on government spending.

      “I tried to pull together all this data a couple months ago, but something north of like 30 or 40% of The US working force is touched by the government as a customer of their business, the primary customer of their business or as the employer of those individuals.”

      2 Jul 2024 · Tom Bilyeu · 7:19 · source · permalink
    1. Howard Lutnick

      Lutnick predicts interest rates will drop 150 basis points during Trump's term along with energy prices.

      “Interest rates are gonna drop a 150 basis points during his term. Oil and our gas prices are gonna come smashing down. Egg prices come smashing down.”

      12 Mar 2025 · CBS Evening News · 12:41 · source · permalink
    2. David Sacks

      Sacks says two million more American-born workers have jobs in 2025 while foreign-born workers lost a million.

      “Around 2,000,000 more American born workers have jobs in 2025 so far. And I think meanwhile, about a million foreign born workers roughly have lost jobs.”

      7 Sep 2025 · All-In Podcast · 55:03 · source · permalink
    3. David Sacks

      Sacks says real wage growth is now 1% positive compared to negative during most of Biden presidency.

      “You had 3.7% wage growth this year versus 2.7% average inflation, so you have a net 1% wage growth. During most of the Biden presidency, it was negative.”

      7 Sep 2025 · All-In Podcast · 55:52 · source · permalink
    4. David Sacks

      Sacks states AI represents 40% of US GDP growth and 80% of stock gains this year.

      “40% of US GDP growth this year is AI and AI companies have accounted for 80% of the gain in US stocks this year.”

      10 Oct 2025 · All-In Podcast · 1:13:52 · source · permalink
    5. David Sacks

      Sacks frames AI as the difference between 4% great growth and 2% modest growth for the economy.

      “So AI is the difference between having great GDP growth, say around 4%, and modest GDP growth around 2%.”

      17 Oct 2025 · All-In Podcast · 1:00:05 · source · permalink
    6. Chamath Palihapitiya

      Palihapitiya lists 2026 tax cuts including no tax on tips, overtime, and car loan interest deductibility as economic stimulants.

      “No tax on tips. No tax on overtime. The deductibility of the cost of interest for things like car loans. These are big stimulative action depreciation.”

      19 Dec 2025 · All-In Podcast · 40:16 · source · permalink
    1. David Sacks

      Sacks cites breaking data showing US productivity at 4.9% and Q4 GDP forecast climbing to 5.4%.

      “US productivity just surged 4.9%, the strongest reading in nearly six years. And this is the news item, is that the Atlanta Fed, their forecast for q four GDP just climbed to 5.4%.”

      10 Jan 2026 · All-In Podcast · 1:04:20 · source · permalink
    2. David Friedberg

      Friedberg states US healthcare costs 15% of GDP and continues rising annually.

      “Healthcare today costs roughly 15% of our GDP. That's an insane statistic and it is rising year after year in The United States, and it's such a complex issue.”

      15 Jan 2026 · All-In Podcast · 59:19 · source · permalink
    3. David Sacks

      Sacks cites Q4 GDP growth rate of 5.4% despite government shutdown as beyond expectations.

      “But, you know, in Q4 GDP growth rate 5.4% despite a government shutdown that just, you know, that number just kind of blew everyone away.”

      21 Jan 2026 · World Economic Forum · 17:23 · source · permalink
    4. David Friedberg

      Friedberg states US has $40 trillion debt, $2 trillion deficit, with $1 trillion just in interest payments.

      “We have $40,000,000,000,000 of debt and we're gonna have a $2,000,000,000,000 deficit this year. A trillion dollars of that is just interest on the existing debt. That number is getting bigger and bigger every year.”

      18 Mar 2026 · All-In Podcast · 32:55 · source · permalink
    5. David Friedberg

      Friedberg states tort litigation costs the US economy $900 billion annually, 3% of GDP, growing 10% yearly.

      “900,000,000,000 a year. That's how much is spent on the litigation costs, the settlements, the judgments. It's 3% of GDP, and it's growing roughly 10% per year.”

      27 Mar 2026 · All-In Podcast · 52:09 · source · permalink
    6. David Sacks

      Sacks says hyperscaler capex will exceed $700 billion this year, up from $350 billion last year, over 2% of GDP.

      “This year, I think we were supposed to have $660,000,000,000 of hyperscaler CapEx up from $3.50 last year. I think there's now the new estimate is is gonna be over 700.”

      1 May 2026 · All-In Podcast · 47:47 · source · permalink
    7. David Friedberg

      Friedberg describes economic crisis with college graduates facing debt, unaffordable healthcare, and high grocery costs.

      “Kids are graduating college. They got hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loan debt. No one can afford to go to the doctor. Grocery bills are too high.”

      12 May 2026 · All-In Podcast · 1:24:06 · source · permalink
    8. David Friedberg

      Friedberg claims 63 percent of Americans have negative equity with more debt than assets and no economic mobility.

      “They have more debt than they have assets and everything's getting more expensive and no one's moving up the economic ladder. There's no mobility anymore.”

      12 May 2026 · All-In Podcast · 1:24:25 · source · permalink
    9. Howard Marks

      Marks sees no reason for the Fed to cut rates given the economy is performing fine.

      “I don't see any reason to cut rates. I don't think this economy needs stimulus. The economy is doing fine.”

      12 Jun 2026 · Barron's · 13:07 · source · permalink
    10. “And this has really been the heart of The US economy, at least for the last thirty years, probably going back even further.”

      13 Aug 2026 · All-In Podcast · 11:56 · source · permalink
    11. JD Vance

      Vance claims 83,000 new factory construction jobs created since Trump's return to office.

      “Nationwide, all across our country, factory construction employment has exploded. 83,000 new jobs in factory consunct, construction just since Donald Trump came back into the White House.”

      24 Aug 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 11:39 · source · permalink
    12. JD Vance

      Vance says demand for metal cutting and machine tools reached 40-year high under Trump.

      “Did you know demand for metal cutting and machine tools has hit its highest level in almost forty years in The United States Of America?”

      24 Aug 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 12:19 · source · permalink
    13. JD Vance

      Vance claims 29,000 manufacturing jobs created in eighteen months with wages up 4.2 percent in the past year

      “We've created in just eighteen months, 29,000 new manufacturing jobs and we've reversed years of wage decline where people were getting poor. Now finally, we're seeing wages up 4.2% just over the last year.”

      24 Aug 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 12:47 · source · permalink
    14. JD Vance

      Vance states demand for metal cutting and machine tools has reached a 40-year high in the US.

      “Did you know demand for metal cutting and machine tools has hit its highest level in almost forty years in The United States Of America?”

      24 Aug 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 0:50 · source · permalink
    15. Kevin Warsh

      Warsh observes profit margins are elevated relative to history and equity volatility is low.

      “profit margins are quite elevated related to history and overall equity market, the volatility is low.”

      28 Aug 2026 · Varney & Co. · 2:06 · source · permalink
    16. Kevin Warsh

      Warsh defines economic strength as how well an economy withstands stress and shocks.

      “One indicator of strength is how well an economy holds up under stress, how well it holds up under shocks.”

      28 Aug 2026 · Varney & Co. · 2:22 · source · permalink

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