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Robert Reich

(1946–1945) Political Scientist Czechoslovakia

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Robert Reich was a political scientist from the Czechoslovakia, best known for El Trabajo de Las Naciones.

Quick Facts About Robert Reich

Born: June 24, 1946
Died: February 1, 1945
Nationality: Czechoslovakia
Profession: Political Scientist
Notable works: El Trabajo de Las Naciones

About Robert Reich

Robert Bernard Reich is an American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator. He worked in the administrations of presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, and he served as secretary of labor in the cabinet of President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. He was also a member of President Barack Obama's economic transition advisory board. In 2008, Time magazine named him one of the Ten Most Effective Cabinet Members of the century; in the same year The Wall Street Journal placed him sixth on its list of Most Influential Business Thinkers.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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I'm quite optimistic when it comes to the capacity of our people to have an honest discussion about what's really going on.…

Ability

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One tax dodge often used by multi-national companies is to squirrel their earnings abroad in foreign subsidiaries located in countries where taxes…

Abroad

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One logical consequence of this New Economy composed of big brands and entrepreneurial groups is that the unit of production is no…

Consequence

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If we want corporations to act differently, we have to force them to do so through laws that are fully enforced and…

Act

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The liberal ideal is that everyone should have fair access and fair opportunity. This is not equality of result. It's equality of…

Equality

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In Washington, it's dog eat dog. In academia, it's exactly the opposite.

Academia

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The only way America can reduce the long-term budget deficit, maintain vital services, protect Social Security and Medicare, invest more in education…

America

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I don't think that our problem, our jobs problem, is fundamentally a problem of trade. I think it has much more to…

Adequate

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The job creators are members of America's vast middle class and the poor, whose purchases cause businesses to expand and invest.

America

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There are party leaders, big corporation, Wall Street. There are very wealthy individuals who kind of represent where the Democratic Party, the…

Big corporations

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Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods.

Economic

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We don't have to sit by and watch our meritocracy be replaced by a permanent aristocracy, and our democracy be undermined by…

Aristocracy

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Too many young people graduate laden with debts that take years, if not decades, to pay off.

Debts

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The liberal ideal is that everyone should have fair access and fair opportunity. This is not equality fo result. Its equality of…

Access

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When corporations get special handouts from the government, subsidies and tax breaks, it costs you. It means you have to pay more…

Break

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Yale Law School was the kind of place you went if you felt you needed to go to law school, maybe, for…

Felt

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Nations are becoming less relevant in a world where everyone and everything is interconnected. The connections that matter most are again becoming…

Again

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More and more, leadership, whether it's profit or nonprofit, is about recruiting and keeping talented people. That's the biggest challenge. Yes, you've…

Challenges

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Walmart isn't your average mom-and-pop operation. It's the largest employer in America. As such, it's the trendsetter for millions of other employers…

America

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I mean, you hear the word 'globalization' over and over and over again. Globalization, globalization, globalization. Rarely has a word gone so…

Coherence

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The dirty little secret is that both houses of Congress are irrelevant. ... America's domestic policy is now being run by Alan…

America

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The presidency is probably the loneliest office in America. Regardless of your friends, regardless of how good your marriage is, regardless of…

America

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Official boundaries are often hard to see. If you head north on Woodward Avenue, away from downtown Detroit, you wouldn't know exactly…

Avenue

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True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.

America

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I'm 40 years old. What I have seen my whole life is widening income inequality.

Income

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