Talk about [the economy] like what it is: not an existential crisis, not some battle between two fundamentally different religious views, but a math problem, a really solvable math problem.

Source: "What We Learned from Teetering on the Fiscal Cliff." TEDSalaon NY2012. Dec. 2012. Conference Presentation. Additional Information: This quote is from journalist Adam Davidson's 2012 TED Talk about the "fiscal cliff" national budget impasse that occurred in the high levels of the U.S. Government in 2012. This quote means that the United States' economic problems, including the fiscal cliff issue, are not impossible to solve; in fact, if you look at the situation from a logical rather than an emotional standpoint, the solution is obvious. Watch the full TED Talk here: Adam Davidson - What We Learned from Teetering on the Fiscal Cliff

“What We Learned from Teetering on the Fiscal Cliff.” TEDSalaon NY2012. Dec. 2012. Conference Presentation.