Economic policy Quote by John Burnside

Despite the frequent use of coal miners as a potent political symbol, coal jobs are disappearing - and they're not coming back.

— Tom Steyer

“All the structural problems that economists had warned about coalesced after 1973–74 to jolt American life. These included sagging productivity, declining competitiveness in world…

— James T. Patterson

There were a lot of manufacturing jobs lost over a long period of time and particularly after - during the Great Recession. We've had…

— Janet Yellen

There's nothing wrong with creating jobs. What's wrong is to seed the illusion that you will magically bring back the economy of 1970, that…

— David Remnick

For better or worse, the bulk of coal industry jobs are in Appalachia - and when that coal is gone, so are the jobs.

— Jeff Goodell

Back in the 1980s parts of our country were devastated by de-industrialisation. This wave of globalisation and the first fruits of technological innovation destroyed…

— Chuka Umunna

“those parts of the British Isles without the advantage of coal deposits or ports, industrialization was as handicapped as in other countries.”

— Thomas Sowell

Thatcher had broken the miners' union, all but crushed the Labour Party, dramatically cut back the welfare state, even flirted with a poll tax.…

— Jon Weisman

Some people, such as the unemployed coal miners and steelworkers of the Rust Belt, have been left behind by growing prosperity.

— Max Boot

I thought the Bush economic policy was a disaster. We lost 500,000 private sector jobs during his tenure.

— Bernie Sanders

It is Margaret Thatcher's fault...Inspired by busy little demons, she slashed and burnt her way through the old order. Sentiment was given short shrift,…

— Stephen Bayley

The jobs left, and the factories closed... the wealth, strength and confidence of America has disappeared over the horizon.

— Donald Trump