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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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Jamie Dimon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 13
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New York City
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And if you're going to be a leader, you know what I ask myself? Would I want to work for you in this job? Would I let my children work for you? Would I give you this job if I wasn't there to provide oversight? If you went to run another company, would I, as an investor, invest in that company?
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I am struck that so many of our leaders in the U.S. forget how strong our country can be.
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I think the politics have gotten better in the United States, which makes it easier to pass legislation, budgets and treaties.
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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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Part of the reason some Japanese companies have underperformed financially was corporate governance and board structures.
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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, Americans, have the best country on the planet. We have schools, universities, food, water, energy, peaceful neighbors, low corruption, you name it, deepest and widest capital markets. That doesn't mean we shouldn't identify problems. We don't have a divine right to success.
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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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