Stop Whining About Economy, Says Schwarzenegger

ALien · 03-03-2009, 11:08 AM

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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has some advice for people complaining about the state of the global economy: stop whining.

"It doesn't make any sense for people to sit back and whine and to complain about the economy slowing down because we have to look forward rather than back," he said during a speech at the Cebit trade fair in Hanover, Germany, on Tuesday.

"We have to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. And the only way we are going to do this is by being optimistic and finding new ways to stimulate the economy," he said.

Schwarzenegger is at Europe's largest technology fair to promote investment in his state's technology industry. California is the partner state of Cebit this year. It's the first time a state rather than a country has been named official partner.

Fifty-one small and medium-size business from the state are here to promote their products in several industries including environmental technology, which is an area he is particularly promoting.

"There's great potential," he said of the environmental technologies on show. "There are all kinds of great stuff that we have seen here. Technology that will help us."

Schwarzenegger has good reason to talk up green technology. In the last year the state has seen US$3.3 billion in venture investment in green-tech start-ups, which is half of all venture investment in the sector in the U.S., according to the state.

The governor also spoke out against trade protectionism. Trade barriers thrown up to protect important national industries during times of recession stand to cost California-based companies business.

"It's something we have done in America in the thirties and it has backfired in a huge way," he said. "We should not go in that direction, we should learn from those mistakes. This is now a world where the world is the marketplace."

okirun · 03-03-2009, 11:39 AM

Haha the big guy finally said it.

Monkey · 03-03-2009, 11:11 PM

Vincent, you are my brother. Everybody get out! 2 Weeks, 2 WEEKS! I am not Quaid!

I'll be back!

kidflash2008 · 03-04-2009, 11:30 AM

It is nice to hear a politician tell people to be part of the solution instead of whining about everything.

punyhuman · 03-04-2009, 06:22 PM

The economy lacks discipline!

Truthed · 03-05-2009, 07:55 PM

I have some questions and I want them answered immediately!

kidflash2008 · 03-06-2009, 08:11 AM

The Governator is already taking cameo roles in movies. I guess no one is immune from the cash crunch.

Constantine · 03-06-2009, 10:12 AM

I gotta give him props, bitching isn't gonna fix anything. We all gotta try and think positive!

03-03-2009, 11:39 AM	#2
okirun Investigator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 230	Haha the big guy finally said it. __________________ "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether this happens at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps on learning not only remains young, but becomes constantly more valuable regardless of physical capacity."

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Monkey Junior Investigator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: currently on Earth, in CT Posts: 56	Get to da choppa!! Vincent, you are my brother. Everybody get out! 2 Weeks, 2 WEEKS! I am not Quaid! I'll be back!

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Truthed Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,079	I have some questions and I want them answered immediately! __________________ "You Want To Believe" http://www.truthed.com truthed@truthed.com

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03-04-2009, 11:30 AM	#4
kidflash2008 Senior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,699	It is nice to hear a politician tell people to be part of the solution instead of whining about everything.

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punyhuman Junior Investigator Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 28	The economy lacks discipline!

03-06-2009, 08:11 AM	#7
kidflash2008 Senior Investigator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,699	The Governator is already taking cameo roles in movies. I guess no one is immune from the cash crunch.

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Constantine Junior Investigator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 49	I gotta give him props, bitching isn't gonna fix anything. We all gotta try and think positive!