Manufacturing and other unskilled professions that were union jobs, that allowed people to live a middle-class life, are disappearing both because unions are disappearing and because of the global nature of the economy.
We expected that people were just waiting for the collapse of the Soviet Union, or at least for its retreat, and they were going to be full of initiative in all areas of life - in culture, in economy and in politics.
We need to focus on getting people back to work, focus on jobs, the economy, the debt and the spending. That's what will improve the quality of life for American families and for hard-working taxpayers.
Congress must take responsibility for a new positive direction - an innovative agenda that will lead to a more secure America. Secure communities, secure economies, and a secure quality of life.
As Congress continues to debate ways to address illegal immigration, we must remember the many hard-working legal immigrants that contribute so much to our nation's economy and culture.
I became CEO at the beginning of the hit on old economy stocks. When something like that occurs in your first six months as a CEO of a more traditional branded firm, it makes for a fast learning curve.
I want to initiate a bilateral agenda that helps Mexico and the U.S. together compete with the world better, especially with the economies of Asia and the Pacific.
Free trade, far from protectionism, is the path that we should take to make Latin America a thriving actor in the global economy.
I see Intershop as a leader in the E-commerce digital economy and believe the company has truly long-term potential.
President Obama insists he's a free-market guy. But you have to wonder whether he understands how a free economy really works.
Civilization is in fact the longest story of all. Civilization can persist through a series of economies.
There is, therefore, no solution possible other than an economy directed by the workers through their organisations of control-through the workers' syndicates.
The Opportunity Divide doesn't just keep our students disconnected from the mainstream economy; it prevents our businesses from growing.
By strengthening the economy, providing job opportunity and meeting the needs of working families, we can ensure the continued prosperity of our nation.
I look under the skin of countries' economies, and I help them make better decisions and be stronger, to prosper and create employment.
I think it's really important to realize that small businesses are often the portal for immigrants into the New York City economy.
A natural way that an economist approaches a problem is to say, here's where I think the economy is going; this is what we need to deal with the problem.
The most pressing and significant problems in the global economy are unsustainable structural issues with regard to the E.U. - fiscal deficits and the structure of the E.U. itself.
Green jobs - those are jobs that feel like new economy jobs; they do require some training.
If you're going to grow the economy, if people are going to have more income, you have to have stability in the marketplace.
Clearly, high energy prices will have a large negative effect on the California economy and could possibly drag the rest of the nation into a recession.
