Economics Quote by Robert J. Gordon

“Chief among these headwinds is the rise of inequality that since 1970 has steadily directed an ever larger share of the fruits of the…

— Robert J. Gordon

“We have created a society in which all the nation’s economic gains flow to the top and the vast majority sees income stagnation or…

— David Cay Johnston

“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

“Indeed, the instability of families’ incomes has risen faster than the inequality of families’ incomes.”

— Jonathan Morduch

There are four headwinds that are just hitting the American economy in the face: They're demographics, education, debt and inequality. They're powerful enough to…

— Robert J. Gordon

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

— David Cay Johnston

“if we consider the total growth of the US economy in the thirty years prior to the crisis, that is, from 1977 to 2007,…

— Thomas Piketty

“The inexorable rise of inequality can be countered at the top by higher taxes on the highest earners who have captured so much more…

— Robert J. Gordon

The concentration of U.S. income and wealth in the hands of the very rich is a new development in my lifetime.

— Paul Craig Roberts

Inequality saps the economy by draining the buying power of Americans whose incomes have stagnated, forcing them to rely on debt to fund education,…

— George Packer

“a first step, most Americans earning median incomes will find that serious progress is made at first through the intelligent and intentional application of…

— Scott Trench

Tax breaks and other financial breaks that favor the wealthiest among us do not create greater prosperity for all; they simply siphon off more…

— Marianne Williamson