Wage Quotes

457 Wage quotes by 337 unique authors

...all human beings have a right, and duty, to be joyful. Anything that thwarts this spiritual human right goes against the very purpose of human… — Agnivesh
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening… — William J. H. Boetcker
There is no right to a job or a wage rate, but there is a right to move from one country to another in search… — Alex Tabarrok
In 1968, the situation at Harvard was not one of which we can be proud. In that year, the proportion of minority persons in salary… — Derek Bok
There are few things more dangerous in a democracy than allowing a President to wage secret wars without the knowledge of the country. — Glenn Greenwald
I thought I was gonna be in the minimum-wage working world all my life. — Henry Rollins
If you paid Americans a living wage, they would be able to pay for products made by Americans in America. — Henry Rollins
Those of us in the Congress must confront and overcome Republican intransigence to increasing the minimum wage, extending unemployment insurance and protecting food stamps. — Charles B. Rangel
Along with a livable wage, many parents are desperate for quality affordable child care. — Kirsten Gillibrand
When mothers earn their fair share, young children have greater access to quality health care, educational opportunities, and safe communities. By ending the wage gap,… — Kirsten Gillibrand
Each time a high-wage job is lost, a family is turned upside down. And that affects the communities where they live. — Philipp Meyer
A consistent anarchist must oppose private ownership of the means of production, and the wage-slavery which is a component of this system, as incompatible with… — Noam Chomsky
I reject the idea that any job is too hard or too dirty for American workers to do. American workers just expect and demand to… — Jan C. Ting
If cheap immigrant labor is made unavailable, employers can hire Americans at a higher wage, or replace low-wage immigrant workers with technology and automation, which… — Jan C. Ting
Plain and simple, Congress must act to meet the needs of our constituents. We can do that by strengthening families, increasing the minimum wage, and… — Paul Tonko
When we lift the wage floor, it not only betters the lives of those whose wages are directly affected, it also lifts the economy as… — Thomas Perez
The typical minimum wage earner is a provider and a breadwinner - most likely a woman - responsible for paying bills, running a household and… — Thomas Perez
President Obama believes that income inequality is one of the most pressing matters facing the nation. If we are going to be a country that… — Thomas Perez
President Obama has made a minimum wage increase a focal point of his economic agenda. — Thomas Perez
When I recently spent a night at a homeless shelter, I was dismayed that members of the middle class had moved in and that earning… — Jackie Speier
Patents are being used to wage war in the digital world, and as a result, patents have become a toll gate on the road of… — Charles Duhigg
Women with minimal access to resources and no access to child care have limited choices that too often mean low-wage and part-time labor. In rural… — Lael Brainard
Wage theft, worker rights and workplace discrimination should not be swept under the rug. The United States cannot have a functional economy where all the… — James P. Hoffa
Workers want to be paid an honest, fair wage for the work they do. They want to be able to provide for their families by… — James P. Hoffa
Minimum wage laws have never worked in terms of having the middle class attain more prosperity. — Marco Rubio

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