Austerity Quote by Michelle Alexander

The government has brought on the housing problem, partly by these very low interest rates, which encouraged many people to go way out on…

— Thomas Sowell

For the fifth year in a row, the Bush budget cuts city core services to pay for wealthy tax breaks. And once again, the…

— Anthony Weiner

Public housing in New York City has been so savagely defunded by the federal government.

— Ritchie Torres

“As Representative Barney Frank put it: I believe that we, as the Federal Government, have probably done too little rather than too much to…

— Yaron Brook

“Reformers must be able to pre-empt the expected jibes over lack of ‘reciprocity’, affordability, inducement to laziness, ‘something for nothing’ and cash for the…

— Guy Standing

In response to the recession, the Obama administration chose to emphasize costly, short-term fixes - ineffective stimulus programs, myriad housing programs that went nowhere,…

— Glenn Hubbard

Government has to produce affordable housing. Government has to produce answers.

— Alexandra C. Pelosi

In Michigan, a liberal democrat raised taxes and kept their government programs at the same level. And guess what? Their economy continued into the…

— Rick Perry

Any so-called stimulus program is a ruse. The government can increase its spending only by reducing private spending equivalently.

— Richard Wagner

There is plenty of housing - for the rich. But a series of outrageous policies ensure that it remains inaccessible to the poor.

— George Monbiot

Business leaders, labor unions, governors, mayors, congressmen and presidents have all complained about a lack of funding for years, but aside from a one-time…

— Steve Kroft

“If a social and democratic city is going to be built again, it will most probably be built by those who have no investment…

— Owen Hatherley