David Gottstein > Quotes

“To the extent the fully able-bodied or partially able-bodied, are able enough to provide a service, they should be required to do so.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“A secure interstate water system would be a massive public works project that would employ perhaps hundreds of thousands of people for at least ten to twenty years.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“Imagine a secure interstate water system capable of transporting large amounts of water from those areas most vulnerable to flooding, to where the water is needed.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“We have two Americas: one where opportunity is locked in, the other where it is largely locked out.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“This, I believe is our new moonshot goal: a world that allows people to turn the lights on, and run our factories when the sun goes down and the wind stops, by efficiently producing and storing the natural energy that is all around us.”
― David Gottstein

“Workfare, not welfare.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“What could an energy storage world look like? No carbon emissions. Clean skies. Breathable air. Stable oceans. Whole new industries.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“A secure interstate water system might do for America what the aqueducts did for Rome.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“A living wage provides the basics of food, clothing, and shelter along with access to transportation and basic health care without further government assistance.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“In fact, the center of our problems is political in nature. It is not with Americans ourselves.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“The first step in achieving this new level of energy independence is solving the energy storage problems.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“.I believe it is a moral imperative to help people out of poverty.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“A meritocracy is a core foundation of American values.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“It is clear that in America the tilt in favor of the rich is becoming steeper.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“A living wage should be high enough that two parents working full time could support a family of four above the poverty line.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America

“Those who take risks should be rewarded commensurately with the value of their contributions to successful business enterprise.”
― David Gottstein, A More Perfect Union: Unifying Ideas for a Divided America