--- title: "4 Robert Reischauer Quotes - Famous Economist" description: "American economist... | Robert Danton Reischauer is an economist and was one of the two public trustees of the Medicare and Social Security Trust Fund. ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/robert-reischauer-73143_accepting_we-ll-have-a-different-set-of-values-and_58020.jpg" --- # Robert Reischauer (1941) Economist **4** quotes in **37** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Robert Reischauer is an economist. ## Quick Facts About Robert Reischauer Born January 1, 1941 Profession Economist ## About Robert Reischauer American economist... \| Robert Danton Reischauer is an economist and was one of the two public trustees of the Medicare and Social Security Trust Fund. He is a nationally known expert on the federal budget, health reform, Medicare, and Social Security. Most recently (2000–2012) he served as president of the Urban Institute ## Quotes by Robert Reischauer > [We'll have a different set of values, and society will adapt. That doesn't mean these changes are all good, just because we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reischauer/we-ll-have-a-different-set-of-values-and-society-will-adapt-that/) Robert Reischauer [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/robert-reischauer-73143_accepting_we-ll-have-a-different-set-of-values-and_58020.jpg) > [Any substantial tax reform would involve substantial redistributions of tax burdens and substantial changes in asset values, and you need some 'lubrication'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reischauer/any-substantial-tax-reform-would-involve-substantial-redistributions/) Robert Reischauer [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c12/robert-reischauer-73143_assets_any-substantial-tax-reform-would-involve_2058402.jpg) > [They fight so much for two reasons. One is they don't want to be blamed for breaking the spending caps. And secondly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reischauer/they-fight-so-much-for-two-reasons-one-is-they-don-t-want-to-be/) Robert Reischauer [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fe/robert-reischauer-73143_blame_they-fight-so-much-for-two-reasons-one-i_2094399.jpg) > [There is no perception among the American people, nor their elected representatives, that there is a serious problem that needs fixing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reischauer/there-is-no-perception-among-the-american-people-nor-their-elected/) Robert Reischauer [American people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-people/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddf/robert-reischauer-73143_american-people_there-is-no-perception-among-the-america_2783276.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reischauer/#itemlist", "name": "Robert Reischauer Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We'll have a different set of values, and society will adapt. 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