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Santa Monica, Ca: My grandfather immigrated to this country with a 2nd grade education. He became a successful entrepreneur and my father was the first to earn a college degree. I am the first to earn a graduate degree. I work as a free lance tv producer and want to work on meaningful projects - like the ones it seems your new foundation is aiming for. How do I get involved? Thanks for your time today.

Lori

Peter Peterson: Please contact David Walker, President & CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. His number is (212) 542-9200. Thanks for your interest.
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NY, NY: Please forgive this somewhat personal question, Mr. Peterson. Do you have children/heirs and were they upset by your giving so much of your money away?

Peter Peterson: I have five children and nine grandchildren. As I see it, they have enough. I only know what they say to me, which is that they are proud of my efforts.
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NY, NY: With business leaders so consumed with the worsening economy and the credit crunch, have you found them less willing to commit to philanthropic donations and endeavors?

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Dear Mr. Peterson:

Thank you for taking the time to discuss your thoughts with us.

I am a volunteer at a K ??? 12 alternative school and have been impressed with one program that was made available free to us ??? textbooks and all ??? about personal financial responsibility and planning.

Would your foundation consider funding ???open books??? available free of charge to be downloaded as well as free DVDs that could be duplicated free of charge.

One of the major problems we have is that there is no curriculum that we can afford that deals with the issues we feel are necessary to teach. There is no curriculum that discusses our constitution, the financial system, and how students (voters) can work to make changes.

As it is now you buy the entire text or none of it. The amount of money available to teachers to buy texts is, to say the least, minimal.

I recently bought a book on a database program for $10 and it was a download. I am able to print the book out page by page and use what I want of it. This is affordable and allows me the flexibility I need.

Sorry for the double post before ??? I am just learning how to use this format.

I would also suggest that you consider other formats for national discussions ??? ones that would allow the page to be more of a chat room.

John Axtell
funlife@centurytel.net

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Posted By: jwaxtell @ 04/03/2008 11:59:07 AM

If this is what is called a live talk it seems pretty dead to me. I am not getting any input from anyone nor any responses to my comment at 11:37 and it is 12:07. that is a bit more than a few minutes
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Posted By: jwaxtell @ 04/03/2008 11:27:23 AM

Dear Mr. Peterson:

Thank you for taking the time to discuss your thoughts with us.

I am a volunteer at a K ??? 12 alternative school and have been impressed with one program that was made available free to us ??? textbooks and all ??? about personal financial responsibility and planning.

Would your foundation consider funding ???open books??? available free of charge to be downloaded as well as free DVDs that could be duplicated free of charge.

One of the major problems we have is that there is no curriculum that we can afford that deals with the issues we feel are necessary to teach. There is no curriculum that discusses our constitution, the financial system, and how students (voters) can work to make changes.

As it is now you buy the entire text or none of it. The amount of money available to teachers to buy texts is, to say the least, minimal.

I recently bought a book on a database program for $10 and it was a download. I am able to print the book out page by page and use what I want of it. This is affordable and allows me the flexibility I need.

Sorry for the double post before ??? I am just learning how to use this format.

I would also suggest that you consider other formats for national discussions ??? ones that would allow the page to be more of a chat room.

John Axtell
funlife@centurytel.net
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Posted By: jwaxtell @ 04/03/2008 11:17:05 AM

How can we submit a one page proposal to your foundation