Video Highlights From Investing In America: A CNBC Town Hall Event With President Obama
Obama: Is Wall Street the President's 'Pinata'?
SkyBridge Capital Founder Anthony Scaramucci asks President Obama when Wall Street will cease to be the administration's whipping boy. The president insists the financial sector is not his personal whipping boy and has not been.
Obama: Regulation and the Size of the U.S. Government
In the end, a certain amount of business regulation is going to be necessary, the president says, while the government cannot be overly meddling in private enterprise.
Obama: How to Deal with the Tea Party?
Skepticism about the government is a very American trait, the president says, but the Tea Party has misidentified where America's budgetary difficulties come from.
Obama: More on Deficit Spending
For the U.S. economy to work its way out of its current malaise, the government must continue to make long-term investments that will boost it, the president says.
Obama: How to End Deficit Spending
Ending the tax cuts on America's wealthiest will help cut the deficit, but 60% of the U.S. budget consists of entitlements that leave the president little room for spending flexibility.