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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I'm not one of those who thinks the only way to fix what's wrong with American education is to throw more money at it. We also need to do it much better.
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Can we please agree that in the real world, corporations exist for one purpose and one purpose only - to make as much money as possible, which means cutting costs as much as possible?
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The monied interests are doing what they do best - making money. The rest of us need to do what we can do best - use our voices, our vigor, and our votes.
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Not only do unemployment benefits help families who are hurting; they also put money into their pockets that they'll then spend - and their spending will keep other Americans in jobs.
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Teachers, social workers, public lawyers who bring companies to justice, government accountants who try to make sure money is spent as it should be - all need at least four years of college.
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Those who take their money abroad in an effort to avoid paying American taxes should lose their American citizenship.
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In America, people with lots of money can easily avoid the consequences of bad bets and big losses by cashing out at the first sign of trouble.
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Conservatives believe the economy functions better if the rich have more money and everyone else has less. But they're wrong. It's just the opposite.
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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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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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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.
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Employers have to understand that if they want to attract and keep good people, they've got to treat those people as whole people who have lives outside work,
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Even if there's no way to stop U.S. corporations from shedding their U.S. identities and becoming foreign corporations, there's no reason they should retain the privileges of U.S. citizenship.
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Bill Bradley wants to get democracy back for the American people. There has never been any question about his integrity or trustworthiness.