Economics Quote by George Packer

Rising inequality can create a more highly leveraged economy, and it can then make the economy vulnerable to a crash like 2008.

— Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell

This kind of inequality - a level we haven't seen since the Great Depression - hurts us all. When middle-class families can no longer…

— Barack Obama

Economic inequality is a corrosive force that undermines economic growth, puts a brake on the fight against poverty, and sparks social unrest.

— Winnie Byanyima

Inequality has risen to the point that it seems to me worthwhile for the U.S. to seriously consider taking the risk of making our…

— Janet Yellen

We work harder and we earn less. Income inequality is at the highest point in over a century. While American capitalism never guaranteed success,…

— Mario Cuomo

“Some economic inequality critics go further and contend that there comes a point at which inequality undermines progress—and, by and large, they believe the…

— Don Watkins

Inequality is not so much a cause of economic, political, and social processes as a consequence. Some of these processes are good, some are…

— Angus Deaton

“inequality is associated with more frequent and more severe boom-and-bust cycles that make our economy more volatile and vulnerable.”

— David Cay Johnston

Wealth inequality has increased.

— Cornel West

Massive inequality, we have learned, isn't the best way to run an economy after all. And when you think about it, it's also profoundly…

— Thomas Frank

Inequality also distorts our democracy. It gives an outsized voice to the few who can afford high-priced lobbyists and unlimited campaign contributions, and runs…

— Barack Obama

Inequality makes everyone unhappy, the poor most of all, and that is well within the remit of the state. More money gives less extra…

— Polly Toynbee