WELCOME BACK, WE CONTINUE
OUR CONVERSATION WITH JEFF
GREENE . I WANT TO GET YOUR
EDUCATION BUT A QUICK QUESTION,
READING YOUR BIO, I NOTED THAT
YOU WROTE THAT YOUR MOTHER WAS
A RELIGIOUS SCHOOLTEACHER.
YES PIT
HOW RELIGIOUS ARE YOU AND
WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM YOUR
MOTHER?
MY MOTHER WAS A HEBREW
SCHOOLTEACHER AND I LEARNED IS
PROBABLY TO PREPARE THE WORLD.
AS A YOUNG CHILD, THAT WAS A
VALID SYSTEM THAT WAS INSTILLED
BY MY PARENTS AND MY FAMILY
THAT YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
WHATEVER IT MAY BE, IF YOU JUST
A FEW PENNIES, YOU SHOULD GIVE
THEM, GIVE ONE OF THEM TO
CHARITY.
IF YOU HAVE AN ANONYMOUS AMOUNT
OF LOVE LIKE I HAVE, TRY TO
MAKE AS BIG OF A DIFFERENCE AS
YOU CAN, THAT WHAT MOTIVATES ME.
YOU PLEDGED WHAT, HALF OF
YOUR --
WE ARE PLEDGING THAT DURING
HER LIFETIME OR AFTER YOU DIE
YOU WILL GIVE MORE THAN HALF OF
YOUR NET WORTH.
AND IT HAS BEEN VERY INSPIRING
PEOPLE, THAT IS REALLY WHAT
MOTIVATES ME, EVEN IN THIS
GOVERNOR'S RACE, WE HAVE
MEETINGS ONCE A YEAR, YOU GET
TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, THEY DID
NOT HAVE TO DO THIS.
THEY JUST LEFT MICROSOFT AT ITS
PEAK, THEY HAVE ERADICATED
POLIO, MALARIA IS ALMOST GONE
FROM THE PLANET.
THEY HAD AN AMAZING WITH
EDUCATION PIT
LET'S TALK WEATHER
EDUCATION.
SECRET A SCHOOL CALLED THE
GREENE SCHOOL.
WHY?
I HAVE THREE YOUNG BOYS,
FOUR, SIX AND EIGHT, AND WE
WERE IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IN OUR AREA JUST ARE
NOT UP TO SNUFF, I WENT TO
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ALL THE WAY
THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, HAD A
GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION
BUT THEY JUST WERE NOT WHAT WE
ASK ACTED.
IS IN THE SCHOOL YOU HAVE
SET YOUR SCHOOL TOO, IT'S AN A
RATED SCHOOL PIT
BUT IT'S NOT AT THE LEVEL OF
THE SCHOOLS THAT I FELT
CHILDREN IN FLORIDA DESERVE, IN
MY OWN CHILDREN DESERVES SO WE
DECIDED LET'S START A PRIVATE
SCHOOL, WE DO NOT TAKE A PENNY
OF GOVERNMENT OR DONOR MONEY.
WE SAY NO, WE WANT THE
EDUCATORS ONLY FOCUSING ON
DOING INNOVATIVE EDUCATION FOR
THESE CHILDREN GET
SO WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR
PUBLIC EDUCATION IF YOU ARE
GOING FOR?
RIGHT NOW, ACCORDING TO THE
WORLD REPORT, FOR THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ARE -- AND I BELIEVE
THAT NUMBER.
AND I THINK THERE ARE EXAMPLES,
THE STATE OF NEW JERSEYÃMIKE
AND NOW IT IS TWO.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THEY DID
JUST A FEW THINGS BECAUSE I
SPEND TIME WITH THE CONSULTANTS
THAT WAS FRONT AND CENTER IN
NEW JERSEY, AND BASICALLY WHAT
THEY DID, TWO YEARS OF PRE-K
FOR EVERY THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-
OLD CHILD, BECAUSE WHAT
HAPPENS, ALMOST EVERYONE IS
TALKING ABOUT IS GOING TO
BECOME -- BUT THIS IS WHERE IT
ALL HAPPENS, PRENATAL TO EIGHT
YEARS OLD.
HAD TO PAY FOR?
FIRST OF ALL, THAT HAPPENS
TO BE A 7 TO 1 RETURN, BECAUSE
LET'S FACE IT, IF YOU WANT TO
BUILD A UNIVERSITY, IT MAY COST
YOU $100 MILLION, HOW MUCH --
SO HOW DO YOU PAY FOR THIS?
IT'S ABOUT $1 BILLION.
JUST IF WE END THE VOUCHERS
THAT ARE GOING TO CHARTER
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS WITHOUT
RULES NUMBER -- RICK SCOTT
ADDED TO HIS BUDGET THIS YEAR
CALLED EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR
GOVERNOR, 400 MILLION TO 1
BILLION.
THAT WAS THERE TO GIVE OUT --
TO GET BUSINESSES TO COME HERE
PIT
ONE THING I WANT TO POINT
OUT, THE BILLION DOLLARS THAT
YOU'RE TALKING BUT THAT GOES TO
CHARTER SCHOOLS, IF YOU AND THAT
ON CHARTER SCHOOLS AND ALL
THOSE KIDS GO TO PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW IT IS COSTING
MORE TO EDUCATE THEM IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS BECAUSE I THINK THE
CHARTER SCHOOLS GET AROUND
$5000 OR SO PER STUDENT WHEN
THEY GO TO CHARTER SCHOOLS AND
-- BECAUSE THERE IS A BIG
TALKING POINT FOR REPUBLICANS
AND WHEN THEY GO TO TRADITIONAL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, IT'S CLOSER TO
SEVEN OR 8000, SO ALL OF THOSE
KIDS, 300,000 KIDS IN THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE GOING
TO COST EACH OF THEM TO, 30,000
MORE TO EDUCATE.
THERE'S NO QUESTION IN MY
MIND OF HOW TO FIX THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS FIRST.
86% OF OUR KIDSÃMAX YOUR PLAN
ACTUALLY COST MORE MONEY.
-- ON WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR
PRODUCT IS SPENT ON PUBLIC
EDUCATION.
WE ARE 38 IN THE COUNTRY THAT
MEANS WE HAVE -- WE ARE 38th
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE WE ARE
SPENDING ON EDUCATION, WE JUST
CHANGE THE PRIORITIES.
LET'S TALK WEATHER
PRIORITIES, SO NOT RAISING
TAXES, SO WHAT DOES THE STATE DO
THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO?
RICK SCOTT HAS SPENT A LOT
OF MONEY, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO
BRING BUSINESSES HERE.
DON'T TO DO THAT IF YOU HAVE
WORLD-CLASS SCHOOLS BECAUSE THE
FIRST IN SUMMARY ASKS WHEN THEY
ARE THINKING TO FLORIDA, WHAT
ARE SCHOOLS LIKE, SAY GOOGLE
AND FACE THE 40th IN THE
COUNTRY.
WE HAVE TO PAY TEACHERS MORE
MONEY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS,
IS NOT ONLY MORE MONEY, THOUGH.
WHAT THEY DID IN NEW JERSEY,
THE TEACHERS HAVE MORE TIME TO
COLLABORATE WITH ONE ANOTHER,
THEY GET ADVANCED EDUCATIONÃ
MIKE ARE TEACHERS -- IN OUR
SCHOOL, EVERY CHILD -- PARTIES
A 3-D PRINTER.
A TEACHER IS NOT GOING TO KNOW
THAT HAS BEEN TEACHING 30 YEARS
SO WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ABILITY
FOR THESE TEACHERS TO GET THOSE
SKILLS UPDATED, SO IT IS
SHOOTING TEACHERS LIKE
PROFESSIONALS PIT
SOME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
THE MATH, BECAUSE THE NUMBERS
ARE ALWAYS HARD HERE.
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS
SPENT ON TRYING TO INDUCE
BUSINESSES TO COME INTO THE
STATE, THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE
ENOUGH TO PAY FOR WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
WE CAN FIND THAT, FOR SURE.
IF YOU'RE TALKING OR GIVING ALL
THE TEACHERS RAISES, IT'S GOING
TO TAKE TIME, WERE NOT GOING TO
GIVE EVERYBODY A RAISE, JUST
LIKE MINIMUM WAGE I WOULD LIKE
TO SEE THAT $15 PER IT'S NOT
GOING TO -- THE FIRST DAY IN
OFFICE, THAT WILL TAKE SOME
TIME.
LET'S TALK ABOUT POTENTIAL
CONFLICT OF INTEREST BUT ONE
THING I WANT TO CLEAR UP, I
HAVE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE THEY
TALK TO FOLKS, WE TALK ABOUT
THIS RACE AND HOW MUCH YOU'RE
SPENDING THAT YOU SAY THAT
EVERY THREE DAYS YOU MAKE $1
MILLION.
IS THAT CLOSE TO BEING TRUE?
I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THAT
WAY.
SO IN THE MEANTIME, YOU
KNOW, EITHER YOUR FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE FORMS, YOUR WORTH
ABOUT 2.3 BILLION ACCORDING TO
LAST YEAR.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WROTE DOWN.
YOU LIST ASSETS AND INCOME AND
YOU HAVE PRIMARY SOURCES AND
SECONDARY SOURCES.
THE SECONDARY SOURCES, YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO LIST NOT ONLY THE
SOURCES, BUT THE AMOUNT OF
INCOME.
YOU ARE DISCLOSURE FORMS HAVE
NO NUMBERS NEXT TO THEM FOR THE
SECONDARY SOURCE OF INCOME.
I HAVE NO IDEA, THE PUBLIC HAS
NO IDEA AND HOW MUCH YOU OWN IN
EXXON MOBIL, OR HAS, ENTERPRISE
PRODUCTS, ALL THE SORTS OF
THINGS.
WILL YOU AMEND YOUR FORM AND
ADD THE NUMBERS TO IT BECAUSE
RIGHT NOW THEY'RE NOT THERE.
IF REQUIRED THEY WILL BE
AMENDED.
WE HAD OUR ACCOUNTANT DO IT,
WHEN I TRIED TO HIDE IT.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
TODAY I GET INTO OFFICE, IF
THERE'S ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT
WITH ANYTHING I OWN, HE WILL
SELL IT.
'S ACCOMPANIES YOU CLAIM TO
HAVE A BUSINESS INTERESTED IN
IS APACHE CORPORATION.
THEY ARE THE FRACKING GIANTS.
SO IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I
PROBABLY HAVE 100 -- 100 AND 1%
OF OUR NET WORTH AND THAT.
A FEW THOUSAND SHARES.
I REMEMBER BECAUSE I SEE IT ON
THE STATEMENTS.
WE WILL SELL THAT AND ANY
ENERGY STOCKS THAT THEY BECOME
GOVERNOR BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT
ANY POSSIBLE HINT OF A
CONFLICT.
WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ON
FRACKING IN FLORIDA, AGAINST
IT.
DEFTLY AGAINST IT PIT
IF YOU ARE THE NOMINEE, I'M
ASKING YOU TO DO IT NOW BUT IF
YOU ARE THE NOMINEE GOING INTO
NOVEMBER, WILL YOU RELEASE YOUR
TAX RETURNS?
ABSOLUTELY.
THERE IS NOTHING SECRET
THERE.
I HAVE A BUNCH OF INCOME
PROPERTIES AND DIVERSE
PORTFOLIO STOCKS AND BONDS.
THERE'S ANY KIND OF CONFLICT
WITH SOMETHING THAT WOULD
HAPPEN I BINGO NO FLORIDA I
WILL JUST SELL ALL OF MY STOCKS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE PURPOSE
OF IT IS, I WOULD SO ALL OF MY
STOCKS AND PUT THEM IN A BANK,
THAT IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY
THEM ANYWAY AND THERE IS NO
CONFLICT.
ONE IS YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO SELL ALL OF YOUR
LAND.
IN THE POLICIES THAT YOU CAN
SET AS GOVERNOR, THROUGH
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION AND OTHERS CAN HAVE
AN IMPACT ON THE VALUE OF YOUR
LAND.
I QUESTION -- HOW DO YOU HANDLE
THOSE CONFLICTS?
IF I OWN AN APARTMENT
BUILDING, WHICH I DO, I OWN
SOME APARTMENT BUILDINGS, I
WOULD BE -- I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE
OF WHO THE TENANTS ARE BECAUSE
WHAT IF SOMEBODY MOVES INTO THE
BUILDING AND THEY SAY, WELL,
THE ONLY REASON I RENTED IT WAS
BECAUSE --
WHAT ABOUT LAND THAT COULD
BE USED TO EXPAND RIGHT MIND OR
RAIL SERVICES?
-- THE RAIL LINE GETS BUILT IN
CERTAIN PLACES, THE VALUE OF
YOUR LAND INCREASES PIT
ALL I CAN SAY IS THIS, WE
ARE GIVING MOST OF OUR MONEY
AWAY.
I COULDN'T POSSIBLY SEND EVEN A
FRACTION OF THE AMOUNT OF WHAT
I'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO
ACCUMULATE, SO WHATEVER HAS TO
BE DONE, WE'LL GET THE VERY
BEST ETHICS, THE ETHICS PERSON
TO COME AND TELL US EXACTLY
WHAT TO DO, THE LAST THING WE
NEED TO DO IS HAVE -- WE NEED
TO FOCUS ON THE PROBLEMS FACING
FLORIDIANS.
I DON'T WANT THIS THING KINDÃ
THIS KIND OF THING TO BE A
DISTRACTION, SO WE WILL DO
WHATEVER IS RECOMMENDED TO BE
BEYOND ANY KIND OF QUESTION.
, BREAK AND THEN WE'LL TALK
ABOUT GUNS AND THE EVERGLADES,