Middle class Quote by Joe Biden

We had a $10 billion budget deficit when we got here in January of 2003. We cut that budget deficit; we did not raise…

— Rick Perry

It's going to be difficult to stimulate the real economy in the U.S. at a faster rate than 2 percent and perhaps even less…

— Bill Gross

And wages - we'll see the end of this decline we're having. The median income in America is down 10% in just the last…

— Mitt Romney

“The truth is, our dollar and our economy are sliding in the wrong direction. We are praying for a turn-around, but many believe the…

— John Shorey

Our economy isn't going to recover until the housing market finds its footing.

— Mark Zandi

We can't just cut our way to prosperity. Even as we look for ways to reduce deficits over the long term, we must grow…

— Jennifer Palmieri

We will be returning to historical levels of inequality. We'll view post-war America as a kind of strange interlude not to be repeated. It…

— Tyler Cowen

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

We're still in a recession. We're not gonna be out of it for a while, but we will get out.

— Warren Buffett

Before the math and the momentum overwhelm us all, we are going to solve this nation's economic problems. And I'm going to level with…

— Paul Ryan

Three years ago, this week, a newly elected President Obama faced the American people and he said, look, if I can't turn this economy…

— Mitt Romney

The entire economy, of course, is locked in a down cycle right now. Last time we weathered this was during another Bush presidency in…

— David Talbot