“AS an economic historian, I appreciate what manufacturing has contributed to the United States. It was the engine of growth that allowed us to win two world wars and provided millions of families with a ticket to the middle class. But public policy needs to go beyond sentiment and history.” WorldNeedsTwoWarStatesWinningGrowthUnitedClassMillionsUnited StatesEconomicMiddlePolicyAppreciateWar Of The WorldsMiddle ClassSentimentsHistorianEnginesTicketsManufacturingPublic PolicyTwo Worlds Author:Christina Romer
“A stronger middle class is not the consequence of economic growth. A stronger middle class is the cause of economic growth.” CausesGrowthClassEconomicMiddleConsequenceStrongerMiddle ClassEconomic Growth Author:Martin O'Malley
“I put forward a budget of what I called "middle-class economics" that continues to be fiscally prudent but makes necessary investments for us to continue the economic momentum and job growth.” JobsGrowthClassEconomicMiddleEconomicsInvestmentBudgetsMiddle ClassMomentumPrudentJob Growth Author:Barack Obama
“It is our generation's task, then, to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth - a rising, thriving middle class.” AmericaGrowthClassGenerationsEconomicMiddleTasksRisingMiddle ClassEnginesEconomic GrowthOur Generation Author:Barack Obama
“The vast majority of Americans want a government that creates the conditions for them to have a chance to get into the middle class, the kind of growth and the kind of educational opportunities. Most people would - the vast majority of Americans would much rather have a job that pays more than a welfare check.” PeopleWantKindGovernmentJobsOpportunityGrowthChancePayClassMiddleConditionsMajorityEducationalChecksWelfareMiddle Class Author:Marco Rubio
“What has worked for America is not caring about how the rich are doing, or the politics of envy. What's worked for America is growth. Growth is the reason why I had a very nice middle class upbringing with parents who never went to college.” ReasonAmericaParentGrowthClassRichNiceMiddleCollegeCaringEnvyReason WhyMiddle ClassUpbringingVery NiceNot Caring Author:Anthony Scaramucci
“This country of ours, this system of ours, the rule of law, the opportunity to get an education and go as far as your hard work and ambition will take you, and we created the biggest engine of economic growth in the world, the American middle class.” WorldCountryHardLawOpportunityGrowthClassEconomicMiddleHard WorkAmbitionMiddle ClassEnginesEconomic GrowthRule Of Law Author:Hillary Clinton
“We've got to get back to rebuilding the middle class, the families of America. That's where growth will come from.” AmericaGrowthClassMiddleMiddle ClassGet BackRebuilding Author:Hillary Clinton
“I got elected on a commitment to Canadians that I was going to make growth work for everyone. I was going to focus on the middle class and those working hard to join it. I was going to make sure that the people who felt that the growth in the economy had left them behind would be included. That's similar to the promise that got Trump elected. Now, our approaches to the same problems are somewhat different. But in my conversations with him, we've very much been able to agree that we want to help the citizens of our countries in tangible ways.” PeopleDifferentCountryHelpingProblemGrowthEconomyFocusPromiseCommitmentAgreeMiddle Class Author:Justin Trudeau
“It`s not just Republicans. It`s Republicans and Democrats. It`s middle class, lower middle class, working class Americans who have felt the angst, who are frustrated, who are angry as a result of 1% growth which, in my view, has been really the issue that has propelled Donald Trump from day one.” GrowthRepublicanDemocratMiddle ClassFrustratedWorking ClassAngst Author:Bob Ehrlich
“One of the things I really worry about is that if you don't see middle class wage growth, if you don't see the economy in certain areas of the country, the middle part of the country, starting to come back in the same way that it's doing especially well, let's say, in California or New York, then people are going to become politically frustrated.” PeopleCountryGrowthWorryEconomyMiddle ClassFrustrated Author:James Vance
“With a population of more than 600 million people, an emerging middle class that is driving strong consumption, and a robust and resilient economy, Southeast Asia presents a compelling growth opportunity for Starbucks.” PeopleOpportunityStrongGrowthClassMillionsEconomyMiddlePopulationDrivingMiddle ClassCompellingConsumptionAsiaEmergingResilientRobustStarbucksSoutheast Asia Author:Howard Schultz