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If you have the choice, it's far better to say, That person has the job, and they really don't need that much of my oversight. Maybe they don't need any of it.

Jamie Dimon

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Jamie Dimon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 13
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Usually, something that is fairly expected is already factored in. I also think that you have to think that America is raising rates because the economy is getting stronger.
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We represent companies from around the world who say, I want to look at Japanese companies. I want to invest in Japan.
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I don't think that [normalization] necessarily is going to damage the emerging economies.
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Companies are returning a lot of money to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. And a lot of people say that's not a good use of capital. I think that's normal reallocation of capital.
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I think the Republicans have really thoughtful financial policies, and I'm more in the middle on taxation.
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Dodd-Frank is 2,000 pages long. It covers thousands of rules, regulations, interpretations and things like that.
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I wanted to start by saying that the eurozone - there are two reasons they formed the European Union. One is for political peace and rationalization. And I think that's a good thing for a continent that went through hundreds of years of wars.
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There are parts [in Dodd-Frank] that I don't agree with. But, in total, it is what it is.
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I know the President [Barack Obama]. I like him and respect him. That does not mean I agree with all of our government's policies, whether they come from Democrats or Republicans.
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Well, if you were the American public, you saw a catastrophe. In general, you would say, The biggest institutions of America - Washington, broadly, and Wall Street, broadly - they're to blame. And, broadly, they're right.
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I agree with people who say we want more income equality we want more consumer protection and we want sounder banks. I agree with all that.
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That's probably good, all things being equal, for emerging markets, not bad, even though it may not be great for all their currencies.
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It's offensive to me to be called a cost cutter.
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Economies of scale are a good thing. If we didn't have them, we'd still be living in tents and eating buffalo.
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You have your own culture and your own ways of doing things. I hope Japan continues on this path.
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I also believe that most of the emerging economies have a fairly large amount of foreign exchange reserves, relative to 10 years ago.
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Just because you have a good hand today doesn't mean it's good tomorrow. And some of the things we're doing may become very disadvantageous at some point.
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We had a lot of gridlock on a lot of issues. But, the American system is pretty resilient.
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I don't mind paying higher taxes, because I've done quite well and I'm blessed to live in this country.
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Just because we're stupid doesn't mean everybody else was.
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