If the IMF is correct (a big if), China will be the planet's No.1 economy by 2016. That means whoever's elected in… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
Some argue we should get coal, oil and gas out of the ground as quickly as possible, build more pipelines and make… — David Suzuki Copy Share Image
We may be in a rapidly evolving international financial system with all the bells and whistles of the so-called new economy. But… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
Our government is committed to helping our young people develop the skills and training they need to succeed. Through our Summer Company… — Brad Duguid Copy Share Image
My money buys me the freedom not to be a member of the corporate structure. And I certainly don't feel guilty or… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
Immigrant families have integrated themselves into our communities, establishing deep roots. Whenever they have settled, they have made lasting contributions to the… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
One should have a wide variety of assets in one's portfolio. And oil, by the way, is a particularly important asset to… — Robert J. Shiller Copy Share Image
It's the nature of government, to build enduring institutions, structures that stay long after their purpose is over. If you pay people… — Jerry Pournelle Copy Share Image
It isn't possible to give government just a little control over the economy and our lives. Once we cede that power to… — Harry Browne Copy Share Image
I believe in a real democratic system, with a state of law and freedom of the press. I believe in a free,… — Sebastian Pinera Copy Share Image
Both the United States and the world economy have already reached - and surpassed - their sustainable physical limits. Ground water is… — Donella Meadows Copy Share Image
We are operating at an overall mechanical efficiency of only four percent... Therefore, we find that if we increase the overall mechanical… — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
We're now moving into a stage where the green economy isn't just going to be the place for people to spend money.… — Van Jones Copy Share Image
We've got to be delivering young people, and people that are getting reeducated, people who are getting reemployed, into the marketplace with… — Ann McLane Kuster Copy Share Image
Russia does not have a modern economy: it's a petro-power. The only thing it sells that the world wants to buy is… — Kathleen Troia McFarland Copy Share Image
One of the big changes in politics has been because families, individuals, have felt worried, insecure... worried about the economy, worried about… — Nick Clegg Copy Share Image
In our high-tech, high-skilled economy where low-skilled work is being scaled back, phased out, exported, or severely under-compensated, all the right behavior… — Michael Eric Dyson Copy Share Image
Fidel Castro rhetorically championed the poor. He also held the Cuban economy in a kind of arrested state. He called for racial… — Scott Simon Copy Share Image
Before the 1970s, banks were banks. They did what banks were supposed to do in a state capitalist economy: they took unused… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Gone are the days when the upper classes were terrified of the angry mob wanting to smash their skulls and confiscate their… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
People think of a business cycle, which is a boom followed by a recession and then automatic stabilizers revive the economy. But… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
Could there be anything resembling a free enterprise economy, if wealth and property were concentrated in the hands of a few, while… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
In general, presidents and congressmen have very limited power to do good for the economy and awesome power to do bad. The… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
If we didn't have greed, market economies wouldn't be as innovative as they are. But in my view, greed has to be… — Nouriel Roubini Copy Share Image
But I think the global economy will understand that the United States has the ability to meet its obligations. But it's not… — Charles Bass Copy Share Image
I think companies trying to exercise a so-called inversion should be hit with an exit tax. So I want to change behaviors,… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The real struggle between an American government and the people was one of power, which was settled when they designed their Constitution,… — Ndabaningi Sithole Copy Share Image
Establishing a 0.03 percent Wall Street speculation fee, similar to what we had from 1914-1966, would dampen the dangerous level of speculation… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Amid all the revolutions of the globe, the economy of Nature has been uniform, ... and her laws are the only things… — John Playfair Copy Share Image
“The real question is: How sturdy and solid is the floor our civilization stands on? How many lives with no prospects, shattered… — Christa Wolf Copy Share Image
A private enterprise system needs some measuring rod, it needs something, it needs money to make its transactions. You can't run a… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
There are many ways to create economic suicide on a national level. The major way through history has been through indebting the… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
Man is not made for the state; the state is made for man. To deprive man of freedom is to relegate him… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular belief, we do not face a choice between economy and ecology, It is often said that protecting the environment… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
Instead of the Negro leaders having the black man begging for a chance to - to dine in white restaurants, the Negro… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I think the Greek people, although it is difficult and challenging and the politics of it I know are not good, should… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Nationally, more than one million Asian American entrepreneurs create jobs in their communities, helping fuel local commerce. In New York, we have… — Nydia Velazquez Copy Share Image
To break the power of the big corporations, we would propose that the biggest 500 corporations that dominate the rigged economy and… — Kshama Sawant Copy Share Image
We need to enact fundamental tax reform. The weight and complexity of our 73,000-page tax code are crushing everyday Americans. We need… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
