Today we are joined by former Governor of New York, David Paterson. Governor Paterson is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who was the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer and serving out nearly three years of Spitzer’s term from March 2008 to the end of 2010 following Spitzer’s resignation. Governor Paterson has made history as the first legally blind governor in the nation, and the first African American Governor of New York. I was most interested in having Governor Paterson on the show to discuss his time as governor of New York during the Great recession. He did not disappoint…His candor, storytelling, humor, and openness to technologies like Bitcoin made this one of my favorite conversations. It was also refreshing to hear from a Democratic politician who is open to bitcoin and the ideas it represents as a tool to utilize in the face of a system that, “clearly isn’t working” in his words. 

 

Governor David Paterson 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYGovPaterson55
Website: www.davidpaterson.com
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Trey Walsh
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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00:00 Start
00:00:06 Introduction
00:02:04 Bitcoin Basics
00:05:18 Paterson's Background 
00:10:12 The Great Recession
00:15:31 New York's Budget Crisis
00:19:27 AIG Bailout
00:23:37 Bitcoin Origins
00:25:33 Education and Progress
00:30:05 Wealth Inequality
00:34:15 Partisan Politics
00:39:10 Crime in New York
00:44:08 Federal vs State Elections
00:49:21 Kennedy Jr. Campaign
00:53:42 Dark Times in U.S.
00:57:31 Bitcoin Solutions
01:13:25 Getting the Word Out
01:19:51 Embracing Change
01:28:57 A Technology of Hope

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