WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 03, 2008 The U.S. Economy with Peter Thiel: Chapter 3 of 5 Peter Thiel explains what’s wrong with the real U.S. economy: While we have benefited from growth that is both extensive (e.g., free trade) and intensive (e.g., technology), our growth has not featured enough of each. PERMALINK About Peter Thiel Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal and one of the principal investors in Facebook, is the president of Clarium Capital, one of the nation’s leading hedge funds. In 2008 Thiel was listed by Forbes among the 400 richest Americans.

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