Consumers Quote by Robert Reich

We're in a classic demand-shortfall recession. There aren't enough jobs because total spending is too low. Consumers won't lead the way because they're busy…

— Robert H. Frank

It is clear that the economy has not gotten better for everyone.

— Jerry Costello

The U.S. has been living in a situation of excesses for too long. Consumers were out spending more than their income and the country…

— Nouriel Roubini

People stop buying things, and that is how you turn a slowdown into a recession.

— Janet Yellen

When your economy is not growing that fast, everybody's got to bite the bullet.

— John Hickenlooper

No economy can continue to function when the vast middle class and everybody else don't have enough purchasing power to buy what the economy…

— Robert Reich

The economy is much bigger than the market. We will not be able to build a good economy - nor a good society -…

— Ha-Joon Chang

After getting driven into the ground by the policies of the Bush administration, the economy is creeping up. It's doing that because people are…

— Stephen Stills

Markets are frequently ahead of, and often out of sync with, the economy.

— Barry Ritholtz

We need to have an economy that works for everybody, not just people on the top.

— Hillary Clinton

Economics is all about consumption. People either spend money now or they use financial instruments - like bonds, stocks and savings accounts - so…

— Adam Davidson

It's not just about the current economic environment. History shows that slashing budgets always leads to recession.

— Ha-Joon Chang