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...idea of a year of national service for young people, either post-high school, between high school and college, or sometime during high school that would either be civilian service or military service in exchange for an educational grant or scholarship. Now, they didn't want government to make it mandatory; they wanted it to be voluntary. But I'm wondering, how do you feel about that? How do you both feel about that? And is there anything that the federal government can do - The President: Well, there are elements of that in our national service bill. Our national service...
...wondering if you would talk just a little bit to that idea of that being this kind of new civic engagement that people have through what they buy, what they purchase, and the kind of choices, the consumer choices that they make. The President: Well, as I said, the - I do think that young people - this next generation is much more aware of the consequences of what they buy, what they use, what they drive. And that's a wonderful thing. And our - all our individual choices, when you aggregate them, end up having a huge effect. And I think...
...more for a car that gets 35 m.p.g. than for a similar one that gets only 25 m.p.g. Of course, consumers are doing their own doing-well-by-doing-good calculation: a more expensive car that gets better gas mileage will save them money in the long run - and make them feel good about it in the process...
...some companies are cutting back on their philanthropy but less so on their CSR initiatives. The only thing that has sunk lower than the public's opinion of Congress during this recession is its opinion of business. Social responsibility is one way to get it back. Consumers too can make ethical choices. You may be stressed out by the economy, but your civic duty is starting to kick in at the cash register. Just don't let it end there. - With reporting by Jeremy Caplan...
...four candidates have loudly rejected a call for black Atlantans - who make up 57% of the city's population - to rally around a single black candidate in order to defeat Mary Norwood, the white city council member. "Mary's not focused on [the race angle]," says Norwood campaign manager Roman Levit. "She's focused on two things: making the city safe, and bringing accountability to the city government." (From TIME's Archives: What makes a city great...