By Joshuah at 3 November, 2009, 7:38 am
White House economic adviser Paul Volcker said his meeting on Monday with President Barack Obama focused in part on reducing U.S. economic reliance on consumer spending.
The alternatives to help bolster future economic growth include boosting exports, applying innovative technology to green issues and improving the nation’s infrastructure, Volcker said.
The former Federal Reserve chairman, who now heads the White House Economic Recovery Advisory Board, said Obama understands that “We cannot have so much consumption.”
Consumer spending accounted for 70 percent of the U.S. economy before last year’s economic meltdown, a level that Volcker said was sustained only by “the magic of financial engineering.”
“We cannot rebuild the economy to the tune of 70 percent consumption or housing booms. It will just break down again,” Volcker said.
Source/Full Story: Reuters
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