"People tend to judge presidents on how the……" — Barbara Ehrenreich
"People tend to judge presidents on how the economy performs, and yet we don't expect them to have the power to do much about it. Or we don't want them to exercise that power, if they were to have it."
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117 Quotes by Barbara Ehrenreich
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We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.
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Imagine spending four billion years stocking the oceans with seafood, filling the ground with fossil fuels, and drilling the bees…
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The feminist anti-pornography movement, no less than the feminist movement of a century ago, encourages the assumption that male and…
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There are no doubts that, the situation in the country today, indicates that there is much more work to do…
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The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures.
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In turning from the smaller instruments in frequent use to the larger and more important machines, the economy arising from…
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Small business is the backbone of our economy. I'm for big business, too. But small business is where the jobs…
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I don't want the United States to be in a global economy where our economic future is bound to that…
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I think one of the strengths of Wisconsin's economy is it's diversity - and in making sure that we're doing…
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Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites,…
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Married couples who work together to build and maintain a business assume broad responsibilities. Not only is their work important…
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A good day for Barack Obama is anytime the dominant topic of discussion is anything but the economy.
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Just to keep up with population growth, on average our economy needs to be adding about 125,000 jobs per month.
— Bob Beauprez
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The only direction Obama has the economy moving is backward.
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