2011 IMPACT Exchange:
Featuring David Axelrod and Ari Fleischer

David Axelrod and Ari Fleischer explore a consumer-oriented market versus a system that rewards providers for the outcome of care delivery.

David Axelrod and Ari Fleischer discuss the importance of preserving Medicare for future generations, as well as ways to bend the cost curve down.

In this segment, David Axelrod and Ari Fleischer discuss the difficulty Republicans would have in repealing healthcare reform regardless of the outcome of the 2012 presidential election.

David Axelrod and Ari Fleischer take differing positions as to whether or not the United States should play a leadership role when it comes to clean energy. David believes the U.S. ought to compete and should compete in the energy space, while Ari admits that Republicans are split when it comes to clean energy and he would rather the markets dictate which energy source will be most effective.

David Axelrod and Ari Fleischer agree that the United States should not be subsidizing oil companies.  Ari goes on to say that he is for lowest rates, least deductions, credits and subsidies as possible.

David Axelrod and Ari Fleischer deliberate the future of cap and trade in light of the continued popularity of coal, natural gas and oil over more green forms of energy.

Both David Axelrod and Ari Fleischer agree that if we were to zero in on the most important electoral issue, the economy would be number one. Here they discuss how the candidates will address this burning issue on the road to the 2012 election.

David Axelrod and Ari Fleischer respond to the notion that businesses perceive a paralysis in Washington, and whether or not we’ll see change between now and November.  

Despite the complications, David Axelrod believes tax reform is something that can – and needs to – be accomplished. Ari Fleischer, on the other hand, does not think tax reform will happen under President Obama.

David Axelrod and Ari Fleischer discuss China as an emerging powerhouse and how the United States will compete with China in the long run. 

What’s one shared topic keeping everyone up at night?  Europe.  Ari Fleischer and David Axelrod discuss Europe’s fundamental structural problem and how the global economy is impacted by those issues.

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The Impact Exchange discussion focused on big picture topics that impact our clients globally, including the fallout from the economic crisis, financial services regulation, healthcare reform and sustainable energy. View our montage of this spirited Navigant event as it took place in DC.