Class Quote by Curtis Jackson

When the average person is being financially squeezed, they cut back on spending, demand goes down and businesses have to lay people off. That's…

— Touker Suleyman

Recessions are great because they unlock the best people.

— Aaron Patzer

At the center of every recession is a serious imbalance in the economy and mirrored in the financial system. Think subprime mortgage and the…

— Mark Zandi

The Great Recession is not imaginary, and the effects loom large. There was an article in the NYT about the galloping death rate among…

— Rick Moody

Folks in the bottom half of the economy are already squeezed hard. They will be bloodied and bankrupt if economic policy inadvertently induces a…

— William Greider

Anyone who has followed the U.S. economy in recent years can tell you while corporate America and their wealthy executives have recovered from the…

— James P. Hoffa

Recession always encourages entrepreneurialism and innovation. It does that every time because when people have no options they look at other things.

— Theo Paphitis

I think the most important factor in getting out of the recession actually is just the regenerative capacity of - of American capitalism.

— Warren Buffett

In my view, if you have one in 10 unemployed - something is wrong with the economy whether you call it recession or not.

— Amity Shlaes

A normal recession disrupts people's lives, but a long recession destroys them. You lose output, prosperity, family stability, self-esteem, and many other qualities on…

— Matthew Yglesias

“What causes recessions? Many economists talk about the need for a consumer economy, but we can't have a consumer economy if people can't afford…

— Martin Adams

If you listen to the news, read the news, you'd think we were still in a recession. Well, we're not in a recession. We've…

— Dan Quayle