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> [Working families spend about 90 percent of their income on consumption - buying stuff. The rich spend less than 45 percent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-schakowsky/working-families-spend-about-90-percent-of-their-income-on/)

[Jan Schakowsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-schakowsky/)

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> [“Families who spend more on housing spend less on their children.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-desmond/families-who-spend-more-on-housing-spend-less-on-their-children/)

[Matthew Desmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-desmond/)

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> [Families must spend more time together in work and recreation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ezra-taft-benson/families-must-spend-more-time-together-in-work-and-recreation/)

[Ezra Taft Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ezra-taft-benson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a8/ezra-taft-benson-443_families_families-must-spend-more-time-together-i_653106.png)

> [American families only spend 17 minutes a day on average having time together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-l-doctoroff/american-families-only-spend-17-minutes-a-day-on-average-having-time/)

[Daniel L. Doctoroff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-l-doctoroff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34e/daniel-l-doctoroff-42571_american-families_american-families-only-spend-17-minutes_3195055.jpg)

> [When you put more money in the pockets of working families, they spend it on groceries, gas, school supplies, and other goods…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-perez/when-you-put-more-money-in-the-pockets-of-working-families-they-spend/)

[Tom Perez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-perez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5c/tom-perez-2700_create_when-you-put-more-money-in-the-pockets-o_173284.jpg)

> [The economy grows when families can spend money on personal priorities rather than priorities imposed by the federal government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-crapo/the-economy-grows-when-families-can-spend-money-on-personal/)

[Mike Crapo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-crapo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/446/mike-crapo-35121_economics_the-economy-grows-when-families-can-spen_276878.jpg)

> [Every dollar the government doesn't spend, tax, or borrow is a dollar that businesses and families can spend or invest themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-moore/every-dollar-the-government-doesn-t-spend-tax-or-borrow-is-a-dollar/)

[Stephen Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-moore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/stephen-moore-5060_business_every-dollar-the-government-doesn-t-spen_1039378.jpg)

> [No matter how you slice it, limiting the SALT deduction forces New Jersey families to spend even more to subsidize Americans in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-menendez/no-matter-how-you-slice-it-limiting-the-salt-deduction-forces-new/)

[Bob Menendez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-menendez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55a/bob-menendez-14337_federal-government_no-matter-how-you-slice-it-limiting-the_1484442.jpg)

> [“Families who spend more on housing spend less on their children.23 Poor families are living above their means, in apartments they cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-desmond/families-who-spend-more-on-housing-spend-less-on-their-children-23/)

[Matthew Desmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-desmond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/003/matthew-desmond-1529_family_families-who-spend-more-on-housing-spend_3227581.jpg)

> [When you put more money in the pockets of working families, they spend it on groceries, gas, school supplies, and other goods…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-you-put-more-money-in-the-pockets-of-working-families-they-spend-2/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/338/anonymous-1_businesses_when-you-put-more-money-in-the-pockets-o_956595.jpg)

> [The private sector is first of all much larger than the public sector. The waste we see in that sector does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-h-frank/the-private-sector-is-first-of-all-much-larger-than-the-public-sector/)

[Robert H. Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-h-frank/)

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