“When we get the private sector going through job creation and growth, then the governments at all level have revenues to do the things that they need to do. And that's why it's so important to get this economy moving, to get jobs created. We can't keep going on with this anemic recovery.” NeedsImportantGovernmentJobsMovingGrowthLevelsEconomyCreationRecoveryKeep GoingRevenuePrivate SectorJob Creation Author:Jim Talent
“The economy has settled into a sustainable, self-reinforcing growth path, .. All major categories of the economy have contributed to economic growth. Now that businesses have begun to add to payrolls, the current expansion is self-reinforcing. Only external shocks, such as terrorist attacks or a surge in oil prices, could derail the recovery.” SelfGrowthEconomyPathEconomicMajorsAddCurrentsOilTerroristRecoveryShockCategoriesExpansionEconomic GrowthTerrorist AttacksPayrollOil Price Author:Sung Won Sohn
“The Recovery Act, which helped saved the economy and prevented us going into the Great Depression, was the largest investment in green technology, the largest investment in education. We rebuilt roads and bridges.” TechnologyEconomyGreenInvestmentSavedRecoveryBridgesGreat DepressionInvestment In EducationGreen Technology Author:Barack Obama
“The real story in housing will be a recovery in the economy that will drive a recovery in housing, When people are working, when there are more jobs, more households forming and people go back to buying cars, they're going to want their apartments and homes. And that's when you'll start to see a recovery in home prices.” PeopleWantRealStoriesHomeJobsEconomyCarRecoveryBuyingHouseholdApartmentHousingReal StoryBuying A Car Author:Jamie Dimon
“As the United States continues its slow but steady recovery from the depths of the financial crisis, nobody actually wants a massive austerity package to shock the economy back into recession, and so the odds have always been high that the game of budgetary chicken will stop short of disaster. Looming past the cliff, however, is a deep chasm that poses a much greater challenge -- the retooling of the country's economy, society, and government necessary for the United States to perform effectively in the twenty-first century.” WantFirstsCountryStatesGovernmentPastGamesChallengesUnitedUnited StatesEconomyGreaterCenturyTwentiesCrisisDepthFinancialDisasterRecoveryShockMassiveChickensSteadyOddsPackagesCliffsRecessionsFinancial CrisisChasmsAusterityLooming Author:Fareed Zakaria
“The Fed is the biggest enemy of this economy. In fact, Ben Bernanke, as far as I'm concerned, he's public enemy No. 1. We're never going to have a recovery while this guy's in charge.” FactsGuyEnemyEconomyConcernedRecoveryFedsThis GuyPublic Enemies Author:Peter Schiff
“You know, I think the, the crucial thing, you know, we have put in place what is, is just simply the biggest, boldest recovery package in history, right; the stimulus package, biggest ever; the financial rescue, absolutely comprehensive; a housing plan - that is incredible medicine for the economy. And we fully expect it to work.” ThinkingKnowsEconomyPlansMedicineIncrediblesFinancialRecoveryCrucialRescueHousingPackagesStimulusComprehensive Author:Christina Romer
“We've incentivized people in the past to maybe turn their vehicles over, you know sooner rather than later. And in the United States with the squeeze on discretionary income and credit that even as the economy comes back there's probably more of a chance than not that it'll be a slower recovery on auto sales.” PeopleKnowsStatesPastTurnsChanceUnitedUnited StatesEconomyCreditIncomeRecoveryOver YouVehiclePeople From The Past Author:Alan Mulally