--- title: "15 Than Quotes By Robert Reich" description: "15 Than quotes by Robert Reich. Plus more from Robert Reich and more Than sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/robert-reich-1333_adding_rather-than-subsidize-american-exporters_2905698.png" --- > [Rather than subsidize 'American' exporters, it makes more sense to subsidize any global company - to the extent it's adding to its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/rather-than-subsidize-american-exporters-it-makes-more-sense-to/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/robert-reich-1333_adding_rather-than-subsidize-american-exporters_2905698.png) > [By the mid-1950s, more than a third of all America workers in the private sector were unionized. And the unions demanded and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/by-the-mid-1950s-more-than-a-third-of-all-america-workers-in-the/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a0/robert-reich-1333_america_by-the-mid-1950s-more-than-a-third-of-al_757445.png) > [It's true that redistributing income to the needy is politically easier in a growing economy than in a stagnant one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/it-s-true-that-redistributing-income-to-the-needy-is-politically/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11f/robert-reich-1333_easier_it-s-true-that-redistributing-income-to_1888154.png) > [America spends a fortune on drugs: more per person than any other nation on earth, even though Americans are no healthier than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/america-spends-a-fortune-on-drugs-more-per-person-than-any-other/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/908/robert-reich-1333_advanced_america-spends-a-fortune-on-drugs-more-p_595059.png) > [As we segregate by income into different communities, schools in lower-income areas have fewer resources than ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/as-we-segregate-by-income-into-different-communities-schools-in-lower/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/520/robert-reich-1333_areas_as-we-segregate-by-income-into-different_1967180.png) > [Tax laws favor capital over labor, giving capital gains a lower rate than ordinary income. The rich get humongous mortgage interest deductions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/tax-laws-favor-capital-over-labor-giving-capital-gains-a-lower-rate/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/656/robert-reich-1333_capital_tax-laws-favor-capital-over-labor-giving_1852676.jpg) > [If we want corporations to act differently, we have to force them to do so through laws that are fully enforced and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/if-we-want-corporations-to-act-differently-we-have-to-force-them-to/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f7/robert-reich-1333_act_if-we-want-corporations-to-act-different_1426450.png) > [More people are killed by stray bullets every day in America than have been killed by Ebola here. More are dying because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/more-people-are-killed-by-stray-bullets-every-day-in-america-than/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/robert-reich-1333_america_more-people-are-killed-by-stray-bullets_2088225.jpg) > [As income from work has become more concentrated in America, the super rich have invested in businesses, real estate, art, and other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/as-income-from-work-has-become-more-concentrated-in-america-the-super/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f18/robert-reich-1333_america_as-income-from-work-has-become-more-conc_2593975.jpg) > [Tea Partiers hate government more than they hate the national debt. They refuse to reduce that debt with tax increases, even with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/tea-partiers-hate-government-more-than-they-hate-the-national-debt/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afe/robert-reich-1333_because_tea-partiers-hate-government-more-than-t_940137.png) > [The Tea Party grew out of indignation over the Wall Street bailout - an indignation shared by the vast majority of Americans.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/the-tea-party-grew-out-of-indignation-over-the-wall-street-bailout-an/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/robert-reich-1333_american_the-tea-party-grew-out-of-indignation-ov_1049939.jpg) > [We never used to blink at taking a leadership role in the world. And we understood leadership often required something other than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/we-never-used-to-blink-at-taking-a-leadership-role-in-the-world-and/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/robert-reich-1333_accepted_we-never-used-to-blink-at-taking-a-leade_1942275.jpg) > [Obviously, personal responsibility is important. But there's no evidence that people who are poor are less ambitious than anyone else. In fact,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/obviously-personal-responsibility-is-important-but-there-s-no/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/899/robert-reich-1333_ambitious_obviously-personal-responsibility-is-imp_2000160.png) > [When I was a small boy, I was bullied more than most, mainly because I was a foot shorter than everyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/when-i-was-a-small-boy-i-was-bullied-more-than-most-mainly-because-i/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bd/robert-reich-1333_because_when-i-was-a-small-boy-i-was-bullied-mor_1910454.png) > [Those at the top would do better with a smaller share of a booming economy that elicits a positive politics than they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/those-at-the-top-would-do-better-with-a-smaller-share-of-a-booming/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/368/robert-reich-1333_anger_those-at-the-top-would-do-better-with-a_2435569.png) ## Other authors on Than ## More by Robert Reich > [The Democratic Party is DEAD.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/the-democratic-party-is-dead/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [During three decades from 1947 to 1977, the nation implemented what might be called a basic bargain with American workers. Employers paid them enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/during-three-decades-from-1947-to-1977-the-nation-implemented-what/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/a-leader-is-someone-who-steps-back-from-the-entire-system-and-tries/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/the-faith-that-anyone-could-move-from-rags-to-riches-with-enough-guts/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [If you give up on politics, you're giving up on democracy. And if you give up on democracy, you're basically saying to the moneyed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/if-you-give-up-on-politics-you-re-giving-up-on-democracy-and-if-you/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Given that ever-broadening array of options and alternatives, as consumers and investors, we are often bewildered. We need guidance. That's where today's brands come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/given-that-ever-broadening-array-of-options-and-alternatives-as/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [I knew Hillary Clinton from undergraduate days and was enormously impressed with her. She was a terrific energy and enthusiasm, and a great organizer.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/i-knew-hillary-clinton-from-undergraduate-days-and-was-enormously/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Public employees should have the right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, just like all employees do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/public-employees-should-have-the-right-to-bargain-for-better-wages/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Limits should be placed on how big big banks can become.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/limits-should-be-placed-on-how-big-big-banks-can-become/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Every organization, no matter who it is, just follow the money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/every-organization-no-matter-who-it-is-just-follow-the-money/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Community colleges are great bargains. They avoid the fancy amenities four-year liberal arts colleges need in order to lure the children of the middle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/community-colleges-are-great-bargains-they-avoid-the-fancy-amenities/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Any bank that is too big to fail is too big. Period.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/any-bank-that-is-too-big-to-fail-is-too-big-period/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [Today, for good or ill, people are thinking about many social problems from the standpoint of their own kitchen tables. I think the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/today-for-good-or-ill-people-are-thinking-about-many-social-problems/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [There's sort of a chilling effect on non-profits and the media and a lot of other places because the establishment is so powerful. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/there-s-sort-of-a-chilling-effect-on-non-profits-and-the-media-and-a/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) > [We already have an annual wealth tax on homes, the major asset of the middle class. It's called the property tax. Why not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/we-already-have-an-annual-wealth-tax-on-homes-the-major-asset-of-the/) [Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/than/robert-reich/#itemlist", "name": "15 Than Quotes By Robert Reich", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Rather than subsidize 'American' exporters, it makes more sense to subsidize any global company - to the extent it's adding to its exports from the United States.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Reich" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/rather-than-subsidize-american-exporters-it-makes-more-sense-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/robert-reich-1333_adding_rather-than-subsidize-american-exporters_2905698.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/robert-reich-1333_adding_rather-than-subsidize-american-exporters_2905698.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/robert-reich-1333_adding_rather-than-subsidize-american-exporters_2905698.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Rather than subsidize 'American' exporters, it makes more sense to subsidize any global company - to the…” — Robert Reich", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "By the mid-1950s, more than a third of all America workers in the private sector were unionized. 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