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- Now, because he knows that his economic theories don't work, he's been spending these last few days calling me every name in the book. Lately…
- In five days, you can turn the page on policies that put greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street before the hard work and sacrifice of…
- I refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. I'm not going to ask students and seniors and middle-class families to pay down the entire…
- Just as black anger often proved counterproductive, so have these white resentments distracted attention from the real culprits of the middle class squeeze - a…
- We can't afford more top-down economics. What we need are policies that will grow and strengthen the middle class.
- This kind of inequality - a level we haven't seen since the Great Depression - hurts us all. When middle-class families can no longer afford…
- More fundamentally, this kind of gaping inequality gives lie to the promise at the very heart of America: that this is the place where you…
- We're going to have to invest in the American people again, in tax cuts for the middle class, in health care for all Americans, and…
- I put forward a budget of what I called "middle-class economics" that continues to be fiscally prudent but makes necessary investments for us to continue…
- What can I do to make sure that middle-class families are feeling more secure, that more young people are able to access opportunity, that we…
- I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we…
- It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family…
- I'm a warrior for the middle class.
- We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in front. We don't mind the Republicans joining us. They can…
- In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike…
- In the absence of sound oversight,responsible businesses are forced to compete against unscrupulous and underhanded businesses, who are unencumbered by any restrictions on activities that…
- You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how old they are…
- Middle-class economics means helping working families feel more secure in a world of constant change.
- Education was the gateway to opportunity for me and for Michelle. And now more than ever, it is the gateway to a middle-class life.
- This is where there's a difference, because Governor Romney's central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut, on top of the extension of…
- Let's talk about taxes, because I think it's instructive. Now, four years ago, when I stood on this stage, I said that I would cut…
- I believe that we do best when the middle class is doing well. And by giving them those tax cuts, they had a little more…
- That's why independent studies looking at this said the only way to meet Governor Romney's pledge of not reducing the deficit or...or...or not adding to…
- Now, that's not my analysis. That's the analysis of economists who have looked at this. And, and that kind of top, top-down economics, where folks…
- The fact is that if you are lowering the rates the way you described, Governor, then it is not possible to come up with enough…
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- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- I just wanted to be an ordinary, middle-class person. When I was at Cambridge, I made great efforts to lose the last… — Peter Ackroyd
- I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver… — Tammy Baldwin
- You're looking at a middle-class guy. I am who I am. — Joe Biden
- 'Obama and Biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars.' Guess what? Yes, we do in one regard: We want to… — Joe Biden
- My parents are the last of the middle class. My father worked for the government designing sea mines. My mother was a… — Lewis Black
- You can't define what's middle class, what is wealthy, what is poor. — Michael Bloomberg
- The president of the branch in Atlanta was a pastor of a church, the Reverend Sam Williams, a wonderful guy. He was… — Julian Bond
- They cannot divide us by saying that you're middle class or you're lower class. — H. Rap Brown
- If anything, taxes for the lower and middle class and maybe even the upper middle class should even probably be cut further.… — Warren Buffett
- Ten years ago I said, you know, my goal is to be able to get food on the table. What I'm trying… — Abdallah II
- In my generation, except for a few people who'd gone into banking or nursing or something like that, middle-class women didn't have… — Julia Child