“There's nobody in the world that wouldn't change places with the Americans. The economy is phenomenally large, the entrepreneurial class is very alive and very well, the universities, despite budget problems, still turn out something like 90 percent of the refereed academic and technical articles in the world. There's a lot on everybody's agenda.” WorldWellsStillsProblemTurnsClassEconomyAlivePercentUniversityDespiteBudgetsAgendasArticlesAcademicEntrepreneurial Author:Tom Peters
“Cars are the most central thing in America, in a lot of ways. They've probably influenced the way we live more than anything else, and yet every really big problem - whether it's the environment or who dictates the international economy because of oil - is all tied to cars. Ultimately, cars are bad for civilization. I don't know if they'll end us.” IfsKnowsWayEndsProblemBigsAmericaEconomyEnvironmentCarCivilizationInternationalOilTiedBig Problems Author:Chuck Klosterman
“Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem. ... Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. If it stops moving, subsidize it. ... The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.” PeopleIfsLittlesDoeProblemGovernmentMovingViewsEconomyToo MuchTaxesSolutionsSolvePhrasesKeep Moving Author:Ronald Reagan
“Government intervention is not solving the problems, and in fact the governments around the world that are intervening the most in their economies are struggling more.” WorldFactsProblemGovernmentStruggleEconomyAround The WorldInterventionInterveningGovernment Intervention Author:Oliver DeMille
“I call this the Fundamental Problem of Political Economy. How do we limit the power that idiots have over us? ... [Milton] Friedmans insight is that a market limits the power that others have over us; conversely, limiting the power that others have over us allows us to have markets. Friedman argued that no matter how wise the officials of government may be, market competition does a better job of protecting us from idiots.” MayDoeMatterProblemGovernmentJobsPoliticalEconomyWiseLimitsFundamentalsCompetitionInsightIdiotOfficialsBetter JobsMiltonPolitical Economy Author:Arnold Kling
“If economy were good, there'd be no immigration problem.” IfsProblemEconomyImmigration Author:Ron Paul
“Many people are priced out of the medical and insurance markets for one reason: the politicians refusal to give up power. Allowing them to seize another 16 percent of the economy won't solve our problems. Freedom will.” PeopleGivingReasonProblemEconomyPoliticianGiving UpPercentSolveMedicalAllowingRefusal Author:John Stossel
“Our country today is at a cross-point of several crises that were triggered by three groups of causes: the effects of the 2008 world crisis, the external political and economic pressure, and the internal problems and constraints that have built up in our economy” WorldCountryProblemTodayPoliticalThreeCausesEconomyGroupsEconomicEffectsBuiltCrossesPressureCrisisOur CountryInternalsConstraints Author:Dmitry Medvedev
“Most people are basically a victim of the circumstances of their life. They have things like 9/11, they have terrorism threats, they have new war threats, they have economy problems, and they think, 'What can I do? I'm basically a victim.'” PeopleThinkingWarProblemEconomyCircumstancesVictimThreatTerrorism Author:Stephen Covey
“The U.S. is facing a structural competitiveness problem that is leading to the weakest economy we have seen in generations.” ProblemEconomyGenerationsCompetitiveness Author:Michael Porter
“It is problems that we faced for 30 years and we had to solve them in a couple of years only and the solution really pushed us and the economy couldn't handle it. We had the greatest depression. It wasn't easy and I think we expected the results. But the other thing is we have to try to create the plan B and get us out of this crisis as soon as possible.” ThinkingTryingYearsProblemEasyResultsEconomyPlansCoupleSolutionsCrisisSolveExpectedHandlePlan B Author:Eva Kaili
“When the strongest nation in the world can be tied up for years in a war with no end in sight, when the richest nation in the world can't manage its own economy, when the nation with the greatest tradition of the rule of law is plagued by unprecedented lawlessness, and when the President of the United States cannot travel abroad or to any major city at home without fear of a hostile demonstration - then it's time for new leadership for the United States of America.” WorldYearsWarEndsStatesProblemHomeAmericaLawPoliticalNationsPresidentLeadershipUnitedCitiesUnited StatesEconomyPoliticianMajorsTraditionSightManageUsaStrongestTiedUnited States Of AmericaPresidencyHostileDemonstrationVietnam WarRule Of LawUnprecedentedTied UpLawlessnessTravel Abroad Author:Richard M. Nixon
“In the past, destruction of your neighbour might have been considered a victory, but today we are all interdependent. We live in a global economy; we face problems like climate change that affect us all. The 7 billion human beings alive today belong to one human family. In the context that others' interests are in our interest and our interest is in their interest, the use of force is self-destructive.” HumansHas BeensSelfUseProblemMightTodayPastFacesForceInterestHuman BeingsEconomyAliveVictoryDestructionClimateClimate ChangeBillionsDestructiveBelongingGlobalizationMight Have BeenNeighbourWise Man Once SaidLive For TodaySelf DestructionInterdependenceGlobal EconomySelf DestructiveHuman FamilyUse Of Force Author:Dalai Lama
“The problems of the global economy are not based in perception, but in the reality of prices, balance sheets and income statements, vast concentrations of wealth and power, precarious systemic imbalances, ruthless exploitation, and command economies mismanaged by Central State/Bank policy and manipulation.” StatesProblemRealityWealthEconomyPolicyBalancePerceptionIncomeStatementsCommandConcentrationManipulationExploitationSheetsRuthlessGlobal EconomyImbalancePrecariousBalance SheetsConcentration Of WealthCommand Economy Author:Charles Hugh Smith