Robert Reich
Robert Reich
Robert Bernard Reichis an American political commentator, professor, and author. 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEconomist
Date of Birth24 June 1946
CountryUnited States of America
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Sugary drinks are blamed for increasing the rates of chronic disease and obesity in America. Yet efforts to reduce their consumption through taxes or other measures have gone nowhere. The beverage industry has spent millions defeating them.
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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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The job creators are members of America's vast middle class and the poor, whose purchases cause businesses to expand and invest.
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Conservatives believe the economy functions better if the rich have more money and everyone else has less. But they're wrong. It's just the opposite.
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Corporations aren't people. They have no brains, no consciences, no capacity for intent or guilt.
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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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The Tea Party is but one manifestation of a widening perception that the game is rigged in favor of the rich and powerful.
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Universities have to tame their budgets, especially for student amenities that have nothing to do with education.
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As we segregate by income into different communities, schools in lower-income areas have fewer resources than ever.
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In America, people with lots of money can easily avoid the consequences of bad bets and big losses by cashing out at the first sign of trouble.
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In reality, most of America's poor work hard, often in two or more jobs.
Increasingly, corporate nationality is whatever a corporation decides it is.
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Media outlets that are exploiting Ebola because they want a sensational story and politicians using it to their own ends ought to be ashamed.
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Public employees should have the right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, just like all employees do.