It has become fashionable to rail against government intervention in the economy, and the FHA is a favorite example by those trying… — Mark Zandi Copy Share Image
We must bear in mind, then, that there is nothing more difficult and dangerous, or more doubtful of success, than an attempt… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore I can't take decisions on… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
Republicans in Congress have two choices here: They can act responsibly and pay America's bills, or they can act irresponsibly and put… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The task for Germany today is - through its own policies and its own structural reforms, its own investments - to support… — Sigmar Gabriel Copy Share Image
What I am objecting to is linking bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by federal regulations to the real economy, which would happen if… — Thomas Peterffy Copy Share Image
I firmly believe that the best way to stimulate our economy and create jobs is to let hard-working Americans keep more of… — Rob Bishop Copy Share Image
No other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In the 20th century, the Soviet Union made the state's role absolute. In the long run, this made the Soviet economy totally… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Market fundamentalists recognize that the role of the state in the economy is always disruptive, inefficient, and generally has negative connotations. This… — George Soros Copy Share Image
Tax reform and expanded trade are going to be so important to the economy of Illinois, particularly the 11th Congressional District, which… — Jerry Weller Copy Share Image
There are people in whole parts of our cities who are being totally left behind and disregarded. They are unheard. They are… — Martin O'Malley Copy Share Image
In the United States, and to only slightly lesser degree in all the other rich and economically progressive Western countries, public debate… — Gunnar Myrdal Copy Share Image
There is no doubt that the recognition by economists of the importance of the role of the firm in the functioning of… — Ronald Coase Copy Share Image
... But as a Godless greed pursued its career from excess to excess, it provoked a sort of twin hostile brother, equally… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
If you look at any Muslim society and you make a scale of how developed they are, and how successful the economy… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I think it is only natural that people have anxiety about the economy because the economy is real. It is their job,… — John Key Copy Share Image
Squeezing the lives of people is now being proposed as the saviour of the planet. Through the green economy an attempt is… — Vandana Shiva Copy Share Image
There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax increases in 2003. When the federal government's… — Senator John Kerry Copy Share Image
The poor have often been subversive just because they don't always believe their own depiction as brutes and loafers and leeches, and… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
People in all walks of life, and especially business, do not want to experience the collapse of cities like New York along… — Allan Savory Copy Share Image
We've incentivized people in the past to maybe turn their vehicles over, you know sooner rather than later. And in the United… — Alan Mulally Copy Share Image
Bringing an end to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians may help the young Arab generation to realise their aspirations. Israel… — Shimon Peres Copy Share Image
I think you can grow your economy and at the same time do a better job of harnessing greenhouse gases. I don't… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I have three treasures which I hold and keep. The first is mercy; the second is economy. The third is daring not… — Laozi Copy Share Image
There's one other element I just want to be sure to mention here: that is that there are 43 million young people… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
What most people really object to when they object to a free market is that it is so hard for them to… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Investigating some of the largest subprime lenders - Wells Fargo, Countrywide, Ameriquest, Household Finance - I've seen how their terrible, toxic loans… — Lisa Madigan Copy Share Image
We must continue to fight for funding for health technologies so that they can continue to do what they do best -… — Albio Sires Copy Share Image
Is the economy going to collapse if we continue down this road? Yes. Should Americans be self-reliant? Yes. Absolutely. ... I think… — Matt Shea Copy Share Image
With stagnant hourly wages, the only way for working families to get ahead is by working more hours, ... certainly not the… — Jared Bernstein Copy Share Image
The administration's reckless plan doesn't do one thing to ensure the long term security of social security, rather it undermines our economy.… — Debbie Stabenow Copy Share Image
Water is an astonishingly complex and subtle force in an economy. It is the single constraint on the expansion of every city,… — Margaret Catley-Carlson Copy Share Image
In the next decade, we need to think and act like revolutionaries. We have to innovate, not merely imitate. We will succeed… — Goh Chok Tong Copy Share Image
In a world with weak aggregate demand, countries are engaging in a futile competition for a greater share of it. In the… — Raghuram Rajan Copy Share Image
In the 1960s, you had this booming economy, and you didn't really have enough men around to fill all the jobs. So… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
The state owned monopolies are among the greatest millstones round the neck of the economy...Liberals must stress at all times the virtues… — Jo Grimond Copy Share Image
People in our so-called Rust Belt have lost out, and politics and society have not been responsive either in providing the kind… — Alan Bersin Copy Share Image
If gold has been prized because it is the most inert element, changeless and incorruptible, water is prized for the opposite reason… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
People have put a lot of faith in the government's ability to get growth going in China. People have this, what I… — David Wessel Copy Share Image
