Economic growth Quote by David Cay Johnston

“The downward pressure on the incomes of the West’s middle classes in the coming years will be relentless.”

— Edward Luce

“The biggest threat to American power in the long run is the persistent decline in its middle class standard of living today.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

“The problem was not that Americans spent beyond their means but that their means had not kept up with what the larger economy could…

— Robert B. Reich

“there’s no such thing as middle-class. The middle class does not exist. If you believe you are part of the middle class, it just…

— Chuck Klosterman

“The middle class of America must pay some federal income taxes or this will no longer be America.”

— Frank Coyle

“The vast majority of Americans, at all coordinates of the economic spectrum, consider themselves middle class; this is a deeply ingrained, distinctly American cognitive…

— Ellen Cushing

From the very beginning, I've talked about how we're going to strengthen the middle class in this country.

— Justin Trudeau

“So, as middle-class families have been tumbling downhill, working-class families have been tumbling into poverty. And”

— Amy Goldstein

“the weakness of the middle class is holding back tax receipts, especially because those at the top are so adroit in avoiding taxes and…

— David Cay Johnston

“But progress ought to feed the poor as well as entertain the middle classes, or what good is it?” Remy”

— Viola Carr

“the hard-working, honest rich are the primary providers of jobs that allow us to have a middle class in this country.”

— Ben Carson

The middle class in America is at a tipping point. It will not last another generation if we don't boldly change course now.

— Bernie Sanders