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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In unity, there is strength, ... And if the AFL-CIO splits, the fear is at least that the entire labor union movement will be less powerful than it is today -- and that's not very powerful.
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How did a shy little Jewish guy like you get to be the most powerful man in America?
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If Guess did not live up to its agreement, if it did not police its cutting and sewing shops to be sure that there were no sweatshops, that the laws were not violated, then it is coming off our Trendsetter list.
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I do think we're in a new era now in which job growth will remain sluggish for quite some time,
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The need is there, obviously, ... Baby Boomers are facing retirement in 15 years. We have to encourage savings.
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It's a terrific legacy, and if he hadn't supported those stupid tax cuts - it's beyond stupid: regressive and unwise - his reputation would be untarnished.
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It makes absolutely no economic sense for states to pay off companies in a zero-sum contest where no new jobs are created at the end of the day.
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It turns out that the labor market is far more flexible than anyone assumed,
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All the signs are that they are going to split off,
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The gap between college graduates going into lucrative positions and those going into more normal positions is exploding. We've not seen a time in living memory when so many young people made so much money, and some peers are wondering what they have in common anymore.
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Walmart is so huge that a wage boost at Walmart would ripple through the entire economy, putting more money in the pockets of low-wage workers. This would help boost the entire economy - including Walmart's own sales.
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Evidence suggests jobs are crucial not only to economic well-being but also to self-esteem.
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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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Most financiers, corporate lawyers, lobbyists, and management consultants are competing with other financiers, lawyers, lobbyists, and management consultants in zero-sum games that take money out of one set of pockets and put it into another.