Action Quote by Scott Walker

Income is sucked upward to the creditors, who then foreclose on the assets of debtors. This shrinks tax revenue, forcing public budgets into deficit.…

— Michael Hudson

We all know Illinois has big challenges. And under Gov. Rauner, things have only gotten worse.

— J. B. Pritzker

America's downgrade may serve as a wakeup call for its policymakers. It is an unambiguous and loud signal of the country's eroding economic strength…

— Mohamed El-Erian

Let's put aside the politics and trust the people. Let's embrace the unique opportunity we all have; take the heat and make the hard…

— Rod Blagojevich

I think there were bad actors in the government and bad actors in the finance, mortgage, markets industries that need to be called out…

— Hillary Clinton

If Republicans and Democrats commit to working together, we can reach a bipartisan, common-sense agreement to reverse Illinois' economic decline and set the stage…

— Bruce Rauner

Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and…

— Ron Fournier

If you lose control of your debt and deficit, you get massive cuts in things such as health and education. You get appalling insecurity,…

— David Cameron

THERE is widespread agreement among economists that abuse of credit constitutes one of the chief unwholesome elements in business booms and is mainly responsible…

— Benjamin Graham

The immense and ever increasing sums which the state wrings from the people are never enough for it; it mortgages the income of future…

— Peter Kropotkin

Our political system has been bankrupted by the failures of Congress to act in ways that give meaning to the struggles our constituents endure.

— Raja Krishnamoorthi

“The Fiscal Legacy of Crises Declining revenues and higher expenditures, owing to a combination of bailout costs and higher transfer payments and debt servicing…

— Carmen M. Reinhart