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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Public institutions are supported by all taxpayers and are available to all.
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When times are tough, public employees should have to make the same sacrifices as everyone else.
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Teachers, social workers, public lawyers who bring companies to justice, government accountants who try to make sure money is spent as it should be - all need at least four years of college.
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A Democratic president should propose a major permanent tax reduction on the middle class and working class. I suspect most of the public would find this attractive.
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The curious thing is Americans don't mind individual mandates when they come in the form of payroll taxes to buy mandatory public insurance. In fact, that's the system we call Social Security and Medicare, and both are so popular politicians dare not touch them.
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Public employees should have the right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, just like all employees do.
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We're going to have to have a massive program to get these people permanent housing, ideally near or in their former communities, to get them jobs, to help restart businesses and to provide transportation,
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So why don't nurses do home visits to Americans with acute conditions? Hospitals aren't paid for it.
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Public fear isn't something to be played with.
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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.
Limits should be placed on how big big banks can become.
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It is hard to bite the hands that feed you, especially when you are competing for food.
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In truth, government has been good to Wall Street and big business.
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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.