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Economics Quotes by Barack Obama

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Barack Obama says that in a global market knowledge and education are the most valuable assets. He supports a free market but stresses that shared resources like clean air must be protected. He also highlights the need for strong job growth and fair bargaining rights for workers.

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Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy.

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It's good for the economy. It's good for America.

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A low-carbon, clean energy economy can be an engine of growth for decades to come.

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The nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy.

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It's time for Congress to help build an economy that works for everyone and not just for a few.

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We have to focus on how do we ensure the economy works for everybody, and not just a few.

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In a global economy where our economies and supply chains are deeply integrated, it's not even possible.

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What drags down our entire economy is when there's an ever-widening chasm between the ultra-rich and everybody else...

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I put forward a budget of what I called "middle-class economics" that continues to be fiscally prudent but makes necessary investments for…

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I don't expect to get 100 percent of what I want, but what we can't do is go back to the kind…

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If we're serious about building an economy that lasts, we have got to get serious about education. We are going to have…

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We are growing the economy in smart ways and rebuilding our infrastructure and investing in science and development and that we stay…

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We can't afford more top-down economics. What we need are policies that will grow and strengthen the middle class.

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Tonight, after a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999.

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I think what grows the economy is when you get that tax credit that we put in place for your kids going…

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Of course, there's been a real debate about where to invest and where to cut, and I'm committed to working with members…

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If the global economy is unresponsive to people who feel left behind, if inequality continues to grow, then we could end up…

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The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach…

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We have to make sure America writes the rules of the global economy, and we should do it today while our economy…

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I am a strong believer in the free market. I am a strong believer in capitalism. But, I am also a strong…

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When the economy's shrinking, providing jobs, spending on things like infrastructure can actually increase revenue and drive down debt. And then, there's…

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It’s not that I want to punish your success. I want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they’ve…

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In five days, you can turn the page on policies that put greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street before the hard work…

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Americans have always pursued our dreams within a free market that has been the engine of our progress. It's a market that…

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That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of…

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This kind of inequality - a level we haven't seen since the Great Depression - hurts us all. When middle-class families can…

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When you've got a economy in which 40 percent of economic growth is happening in the financial sector, that turns out that…

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I think that one of the things that we all agree to is that the touchstone for economic policy is, does it…

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Middle-class economics means helping working families feel more secure in a world of constant change.

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We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy tomorrow. This is an edge America…

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We've got a lot of work to do economically in this country to bring about a more just and fair economy.

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Sometimes if your only approach is cutting spending at a time when the economy's contracting, then the economy will contract further.

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Slowly, but surely, we are moving in the right direction. We're on the right track. The economy is getting stronger

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So we don't need more top-down economics. We've tried that theory. We've seen what happens. We can't afford to go back to…

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In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just…

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After a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999.

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It's not a choice between our environment and our economy; it's a choice between prosperity and decline.

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Instead of having a set of policies that are equipping people for the globalization of the economy, we have policies that are…

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A green, Fifa Coins| Fifa Coins| Fifa Coins| Fifa Coins| Fifa Coins| replica watches|renewable energy economy isn't some pie-in-the-sky, far-off future -…

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Part of people's concern is just the sense that around the world the old order isn't holding and we're not quite yet…

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