“When you're in an economic downturn, what you want is to create jobs and economic growth. And the recipe isn't Republican or Democrat. It's low taxes, low spending, less regulation, free trade.” WantJobsGrowthEconomicRepublicanTaxesLowsTradeDemocratSpendingWhat You WantRegulationRecipesEconomic GrowthFree TradeDownturnEconomic DownturnSpending Less Author:Nancy Pfotenhauer
“Demagogues always do well in economic downturns.” WellsEconomicDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:John Avlon
“To recover from the current economic downturn, it has been estimated that we need to create on the order of 17 million to 20 million new jobs in the coming decade...And it's very hard to imagine where those jobs are going to come from unless we seriously get busy reinventing manufacturing.” NeedsHas BeensHardJobsOrderMillionsImagineEconomicBusyCurrentsDecadesManufacturingNew JobReinventingDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:Susan Hockfield
“Raising taxes in an economic downturn is not a good idea.” IdeasEconomicTaxesGood IdeasDownturnRaising TaxesEconomic Downturn Author:Martha McSally
“High gas prices are eating away at consumers disposal income and could lead to a further economic downturn, especially for those whose livelihood depend on gasoline and diesel fuel.” EconomicDependsEatingIncomeConsumersFuelGasLivelihoodGasolineDieselGas PricesDownturnEconomic DownturnDiesel Fuel Author:Major Owens
“There's this whole problem of trafficking, which has gotten worse in the economic downturn, which disproportionately affects young women, but also affects some young men who are sold into bondage, into basically servitude for indebted work that they can often never escape from.” MenWholeProblemYoungEconomicYoung ManYoung WomenBondageServitudeIndebtedTraffickingDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:William J. Clinton
“In the next economic downturn there will be an outbreak of bitterness and contempt for the supercorporate chieftains who pay themselves millions. In every major economic downturn in US history the villains have been the heroes during the preceding boom.” Has BeensNextPayMillionsEconomicHeroMajorsBitternessContemptVillainUs HistoryOutbreaksDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:Peter Drucker
“Unsolvable problems do not exist. Any crisis is a combination of specific tasks to be worked on. The government has the experience and reserves to overcome the economic downturn” ProblemGovernmentEconomicTasksOvercomingCrisisCombinationReservesDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:Dmitry Medvedev
“Beware leverage in all its forms. Borrowers - individual, corporate, or government - should always match fund their liabilities against the duration of their assets. Borrowers must always remember that capital markets can be extremely fickle, and that it is never safe to assume a maturing loan can be rolled over. Even if you are unleveraged, the leverage employed by others can drive dramatic price and valuation swings; sudden unavailability of leverage in the economy may trigger an economic downturn.” IfsShouldMayGovernmentRememberFormIndividualEconomyEconomicSafeAssumingCorporateDramaticFundMatureAssetsSwingsEmployedLoanTriggersDurationFickleLiabilityValuationDownturnBorrowersEconomic Downturn Author:Seth Klarman
“I talk to a lot of librarians, and there's always a steady drumbeat of how libraries are places of community. But a lot of them have also recently - and just in the nick of time - refurbished, because during this economic downturn, people have a tendency to borrow instead of buy.” PeopleCommunityEconomicLibraryTendenciesSteadyLibrarianDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:Paula Poundstone
“A time-tested political tactic guaranteed to raise a president's popularity rating by at least 30 points. It is especially useful during election years and economic downturns.” YearsWarPoliticalPeacePresidentEconomicRaisesElectionPopularityTestedTacticsRatingDownturnElection YearsEconomic Downturn Author:Chaz Bufe
“If I could say something about Capricornia, and it came out in your previous report, there is no doubt that the end of the mining boom has led to an economic downturn in central Queensland, and that is why people in Capricornia, and elsewhere in central Queensland too, are so desperate for a government that will protect their jobs and create new opportunities for jobs in the future. And that is why [Malcolm] Turnbull government's message of jobs and growth and its six point economic plan is so important to them.” PeopleIfsImportantEndsGovernmentJobsOpportunityGrowthDoubtPlansEconomicProtectSixMessagesNo DoubtDesperateIf I CouldReportsElsewhereMiningNew OpportunityQueenslandDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:George Brandis