Quotes by Robert Reich

About Robert Reich:

Robert Bernard Reich is an American political economist, professor, author, and political commentator. He served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997.
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Nations are becoming less relevant in a world where everyone and everything is interconnected. The connections that matter most are again becoming more personal.

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The generosity of the super-rich is sometimes proffered as evidence they're contributing as much to the nation's well-being as they did decades ago when they paid a much larger share of their earnings in taxes.

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To get back to the kind of shared prosperity and upward mobility we once considered normal will require another era of fundamental reform, of both our economy and our democracy.

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Drug company payments to doctors are a small part of a much larger strategy by Big Pharma to clean our pockets.

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Evidence suggests jobs are crucial not only to economic well-being but also to self-esteem.

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I'm all in favor of supporting fancy museums and elite schools, but face it: These aren't really charities as most people understand the term.

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Limits should be placed on how big big banks can become.

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It is impossible to fight bullies merely by saying they're going too far.

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More people are killed by stray bullets every day in America than have been killed by Ebola here. More are dying because of poverty and hunger.

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Too many young people graduate laden with debts that take years, if not decades, to pay off.

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The 'free market' is the product of laws and rules continuously emanating from legislatures, executive departments, and courts.

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Public institutions are supported by all taxpayers and are available to all.

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The only way to make sure no bank is too big to fail is to make sure no bank is too big.

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On the Republican playing field, Republicans always win.

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Only if everyone buys insurance can insurers afford to cover people with preexisting conditions or pay the costs of catastrophic diseases.

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Detroit is really a model for how wealthier and whiter Americans escape the costs of public goods they'd otherwise share with poorer and darker Americans.

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Instead of worrying about who's American and who's not, here's a better idea: Create incentives for any global company to do what we'd like it to do in the United States.

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Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and the rest of the Ivy League are worthy institutions, to be sure, but they're not known for educating large numbers of poor young people.

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As public schools deteriorate, the upper-middle class and wealthy send their kids to private ones. As public pools and playgrounds decay, the better-off buy memberships in private tennis and swimming clubs. As public hospitals decline, the well-off p...

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When times are tough, public employees should have to make the same sacrifices as everyone else.

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When I was a small boy, I was bullied more than most, mainly because I was a foot shorter than everyone else.

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Author Bio

  • NameRobert Reich
  • DescriptionAmerican political economist
  • BornJune 24, 1946
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionEconomist