Robert Reich
Robert Reich
Robert Bernard Reichis an American political commentator, professor, and author. He served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEconomist
Date of Birth24 June 1946
CountryUnited States of America
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Money buys the most experienced teachers, less-crowded classrooms, high-quality teaching materials, and after-school programs.
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Over the long term, the only way we're going to raise wages, grow the economy, and improve American competitiveness is by investing in our people - especially their educations.
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It's true that redistributing income to the needy is politically easier in a growing economy than in a stagnant one.
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It's a terrific legacy, and if he hadn't supported those stupid tax cuts - it's beyond stupid: regressive and unwise - his reputation would be untarnished.
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It makes absolutely no economic sense for states to pay off companies in a zero-sum contest where no new jobs are created at the end of the day.
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Almost a third of these people were below the poverty line, ... would have to include a broad-based plan to revive business, industries and jobs.
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We're going to have to have a massive program to get these people permanent housing, ideally near or in their former communities, to get them jobs, to help restart businesses and to provide transportation,
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In unity, there is strength, ... And if the AFL-CIO splits, the fear is at least that the entire labor union movement will be less powerful than it is today -- and that's not very powerful.
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How did a shy little Jewish guy like you get to be the most powerful man in America?
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Walmart is so huge that a wage boost at Walmart would ripple through the entire economy, putting more money in the pockets of low-wage workers. This would help boost the entire economy - including Walmart's own sales.
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Evidence suggests jobs are crucial not only to economic well-being but also to self-esteem.
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Before the rise of the nation-state, between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries, the world was mostly tribal. Tribes were united by language, religion, blood, and belief. They feared other tribes and often warred against them.
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More people are killed by stray bullets every day in America than have been killed by Ebola here. More are dying because of poverty and hunger.
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Most financiers, corporate lawyers, lobbyists, and management consultants are competing with other financiers, lawyers, lobbyists, and management consultants in zero-sum games that take money out of one set of pockets and put it into another.