Economy Quote by James Surowiecki Download Open image “Of course, presidents are always blamed or rewarded for the state of the economy.” — James Surowiecki ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Blamed Rewarded Economy President Presidents Presidents Blamed State Economy States
When things don't go well they like to blame presidents; and that's something that presidents are paid for. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
The president has very little effect on the economy. If you want to put blame or credit, the main person who influences the business… — Robert Fogel Copy Share Image
I've never been a fan of presidents who place blame on their predecessors or who accept credit for events that couldn't have been engineered… — Kathleen Parker Copy Share Image
People tend to judge presidents on how the economy performs, and yet we don't expect them to have the power to do much about… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
Presidents don't have a whole lot to say about prosperity or the economy. Government cannot create prosperity. There are a lot of other factors… — Phyllis Schlafly Copy Share Image
A troubled economy is always the sitting president's fault. It was when Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter, when Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush,… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Now the truth is, a president really can't control the economy, although his policies do have some effect on it. — Paul Weyrich Copy Share Image
In a democracy the responsibility for the Government's economic policies, which so affect the economy, normally rests with the elected representative of the people:… — Wright Patman Copy Share Image
And it's important to remember we are all responsible - or certainly the elected members in Washington of both parties are responsible for making… — Jay Carney Copy Share Image
“Voters tend to forget that presidents are, first and foremost, people. If they are unbalanced, nasty, and hypocritical, that will be reflected in their… — Ronald Kessler Copy Share Image
As never before does the keeping of our economic machine in tune depend upon wise policies in the administrative side of the government. — Herbert Copy Share Image
Lack of confidence, sometimes alternating with unrealistic dreams of heroic success, often leads to procrastination, and many studies suggest that procrastinators are self-handicappers: rather… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Downsizing itself is an inevitable part of any creatively destructive economy. — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
In the business world, bad news is usually good news - for somebody else. — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
You might think of consumption as a fairly passive activity, but buying new products and services is actually pretty risky, at least if you… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Corporations hope that the right concept will turn things around overnight. This is what you might call the crash-diet approach: starve yourself for a… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Instead of mindlessly tossing billions at or taking billions from the Net as such, investors should be spending their time making sure that it's… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
If you thought the advent of the Internet, the spread of cheap and efficient information technology, and the growing fragmentation of the consumer market… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
The financial crisis of 2008 was not caused by investment banks betting against the housing market in 2007. It was caused by the fact… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
A consumer-finance agency is a good thing, but it would do well to teach consumers a simple lesson: if you don't understand the deal… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
What corporations fear is the phenomenon now known, rather inelegantly, as 'commoditization.' What the term means is simply the conversion of the market for… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Making loans and fighting poverty are normally two of the least glamorous pursuits around, but put the two together and you have an economic… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Things are going well in Germany because the economy is booming and as an export-driven nation, we are profiting from the fact that we… — Martin Schulz Copy Share Image
Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture,… — Christopher Bond Copy Share Image
I was born and raised in Orlando, where the economy and culture has been powerfully shaped by tourism, and so I've long been interested… — Laura van den Berg Copy Share Image
A strong, durable Puerto Rican economy will leave the island better prepared to handle future natural disasters. — Rachel Campos-Duffy Copy Share Image
I've long believed one of the mainsprings of our own liberty has been the widespread ownership of property among our people and the expectation… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
There is no precedent of an advanced economy withdrawing from a trade agreement as deep and as complex as the European Union. — Jo Johnson Copy Share Image
Politics is about power. It is about the power of the state. It is about the power of the state as applied to individuals,… — Kevin Rudd Copy Share Image
We're going to create factory jobs for recent immigrants, and Donald Trump is going to take care of them. That's why his numbers, even… — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy and employ almost half of the working population. Yet because of their size, they rarely… — Dan Lipinski Copy Share Image
At times of recession, running a budget deficit is highly desirable. Once the economy begins to recover, you have to balance the budget. But… — George Soros Copy Share Image
However, however, if the goal is to abandon America's free enterprise economy, if the goal is to convert America into a submissive member of… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
