“We have the most flexible and adaptive economy. Making sure we sustain the ability of the American economy to perform well is really the priority of economic policy.” WellsAbilityEconomyEconomicPolicyPrioritiesFlexibleEconomic PolicyAmerican EconomyAdaptive Author:John W. Snow
“We have an economic policy that is just about 10,000 years out of date.” YearsWisdomPoliticsEconomyEconomicPolicyLiberalismEconomic Policy Author:Louis O. Kelso
“In a democracy the responsibility for the Government's economic policies, which so affect the economy, normally rests with the elected representative of the people: in our case, with the President and the Congress. If these two follow economic policies inimical to the general welfare, they are accountable to the people for their actions on election day. With Federal Reserve independence, however, a body of men exist who control one of the most powerful levers moving the economy and who are responsible to no one.” PeopleIfsMenTwoBodyGovernmentActionMovingPoliticsPresidentPowerfulResponsibilityCasesEconomyDemocracyEconomicPolicyResponsibleElectionIndependenceCongressWelfareLiberalismMost PowerfulRepresentativesReservesFederal ReserveElection DayEconomic PolicyLeversGeneral Welfare Author:Wright Patman
“The Federal Reserve is the overlord of the money supply. If these two are not steering in the same direction, they can either neutralize each other or have the economy lurching in all directions. This is not a rational system for setting economic policy. It has given us trouble in the past, as the text will establish, and will inevitably in the future.” IfsTwoPastPoliticsGivenEconomyTroubleEconomicPolicySettingRationalSettingsLiberalismReservesFederal ReserveEconomic PolicySteering Author:Wright Patman
“The U.S.A. economic policy and practice have been largely influenced by this thought that people shall own property in their own right and in order to be strong enough to control their own government.” PeopleHas BeensEnoughWisdomGovernmentOrderPoliticsStrongPracticeEconomyEconomicPolicyPropertyLiberalismStrong EnoughEconomic Policy Author:Ndabaningi Sithole
“Progressive economic policies lead to a sustainable economy.” EconomyEconomicPolicyProgressiveEconomic Policy Author:Keith Ellison
“When Hillary Clinton talks about adding more restrictions and complexity to our financial system, as she did in her economic policy speech, it shows how clueless she is about how the economy actually works.” ShowsEconomyEconomicPolicySpeechClintonFinancialComplexityRestrictionEconomic PolicyCluelessFinancial System Author:Carly Fiorina
“Events and developments that we have observed in 2014, prove that this year will be very difficult for the world economy, but thoughtful economic policy, diversification and unity between the country's leadership and people guarantee that this year will be successful for us.” PeopleWorldYearsCountryDifficultLeadershipEconomySuccessfulEconomicEventsPolicyDevelopmentProveUnityThoughtfulGuaranteesBeing SuccessfulGuarantees ThatEconomic PolicyWorld EconomyDiversification Author:Ilham Aliyev
“Inappropriate macro economic policies in some economies, characterised by [a] low savings rate and high consumption [and] failure of financial supervision and regulation to keep up with innovation which allowed financial derivatives to spread.” EconomyEconomicPolicyLowsInnovationRateFinancialSpreadSavingRegulationConsumptionSavingsInappropriateDerivativesEconomic PolicySupervisionMacro Author:Wen Jiabao