The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling. — Paula Poundstone Copy Share Image
The administration is using the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to cut the wages of people desperately trying to rebuild their lives and… — George Miller Copy Share Image
What we must seek is a plan by which the men will receive high wages when the employers are receiving high prices… — Charles M. Schwab Copy Share Image
I've seen the same promises -- more jobs, higher wages, the jobs don't materialize ... the promises are remade. — Sherrod Brown Copy Share Image
When we lift the wage floor, it not only betters the lives of those whose wages are directly affected, it also lifts… — Thomas Perez Copy Share Image
Productivity is driven at the enterprise level. Better wages, better performing workplaces, are driven at the workplace level. — Bill Shorten Copy Share Image
It's amazing to me that, in the 42 years since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, women today still… — Mike Honda Copy Share Image
Wage restraint was helping businesses out and now it's not. Have we tipped over the edge? Maybe not, but the trend in… — Greg Miller Copy Share Image
We used to have food picked and used to have houses built and we used to have chicken properly processed and it… — Mo Brooks Copy Share Image
I have had the view that cutting wages is not the path to prosperity, and one of the great myths propagated about… — John Howard Copy Share Image
In an active life is sown the seed of wisdom; but he who reflects not, never reaps; has no harvest from it,… — Edward Young Copy Share Image
Government policies try to prevent the emergence of serious unemployment by credit expansion, i.e., inflation. The outcome was rising prices, renewed demands… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“The wages of sin is Death.” Gotcha! The wages of everything is Death! This is a Communist universe, the amount you work… — Scott Alexander Copy Share Image
[I'm planning]for starters, build a permanent border wall between the US and Mexico that Mexico "must pay for". The plan proposes various… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Any reasonable economist will tell you that it's nearly impossible to isolate the impact of right-to-work laws on a state's job growth.… — Eliot Spitzer 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
We're going to cut taxes, deregulate to try to create general pro-growth conditions, at the same time, much more than any other… — Rich Lowry Copy Share Image
In a growing number of states, you're actually expected to pay back the costs of your imprisonment. Paying back all these fees,… — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
If workers are overworked, or companies hire temps at low wages, this fundamentally comes down to the quality of life for a… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
Finally, it was about how people treat one another. It was about human dignity. We forced the employers to treat us as… — Harry Bridges Copy Share Image
If you have free universal health care and free education supported by public school taxes, then you have more bargaining power with… — Michael Lind Copy Share Image
When the mass of families in a State are without property, then those who were once citizens become virtually slaves. The more… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
Sharp increases in the minimum wage rate are also inflationary. Frequently workers paid more than the minimum gauge their wages relative to… — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
I've never seen a study, but my sense is that these are people who feel really aggrieved. These people think, "I've done… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Because he has finally realized that it is it and not him that is loved by the woman he loves, many a… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
To be realistic, the big Dutch clubs cannot afford me. That's not because of my wages; it's the transfer fee. — Vincent Janssen Copy Share Image
When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of sin. — Mae West Copy Share Image
Rent and the cost of essentials like food and child care are rising so fast that wages are not keeping up. — Kate Brown Copy Share Image
The theory of the determination of wages in a free market is simply a special case of the general theory of value.… — Sir John Richard Hicks Copy Share Image
Women know the damnation of charity because the habit of civilization has always been to throw them cheap alms rather than give… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
This is a sensible response to employer concerns that the minimum wage is starting to have a damaging impact on competitiveness. — Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham Copy Share Image
Violence begets violence by whomever used. War is a dirty business and entails the use of degrading means, whoever wages it. — A. J. Muste Copy Share Image
I have read all that has been written by the gravest authorities on political economy on the subject of rent, wages, taxes,… — Robert Peel Copy Share Image
With less competition, corporations can use their power to raise prices, limit choice for consumers, cut wages for workers, crowd out start-ups… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Don't look back, over your shoulder! Keep your eye on freedom shore! Because you know the brave man with you, also pays… — Jackson C. Frank Copy Share Image
With limited shifts, low wages, and scarce benefits, it feels almost impossible for many Americans to get their slice of the pie. — Jason Kander Copy Share Image
I am backing Remain for a very simple reason: it is the best way of protecting jobs, wages and rights for working… — Sadiq Khan Copy Share Image
Most poor people earn more than minimum wage when they are working; their problem is not low wages. The problem comes when… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
If you hire good people, give them good jobs, and pay them good wages, generally something good is going to happen. — James Sinegal Copy Share Image
A day's pay for a day's work is more than adequate when both the work and the pay are appreciated as much… — Cullen Hightower Copy Share Image