“The American people know the economy is too weak. Too many of them are suffering. So the question for Washington is, are we going to continue to play political games and - and - or are we going to say, we can do something right now to create jobs, to put money in the pockets of the middle-class, hire construction workers, teachers, veterans?” PeopleKnowsPlayJobsPoliticalSufferingGamesCan DoClassEconomyTeacherMiddleRight NowWeakWorkersMiddle ClassPocketsConstructionVeteranCan Do SomethingConstruction WorkersPolitical Games Author:David Plouffe
“I think right now the jury is out on where and how much profit is available in the consumer electronics industry, because if you look at the current consumer electronics players, the biggest ones on the planet struggle to make profit consistently.” IfsThinkingLooksStruggleEconomyPlayerPlanetsIndustryRight NowProfitCurrentsAvailableConsumersConsistentlyJuryElectronics Author:Kevin B. Rollins
“The entire economy, of course, is locked in a down cycle right now. Last time we weathered this was during another Bush presidency in '90. We were locked in it for a year and a half and everyone came out of it.” YearsLastsCoursesHalfEconomyRight NowCyclesLockedLast TimePresidencyWeathered Author:David Talbot
“I think the producers, for the most part, don't want to see prices skyrocket because that will only create problems for them down the road and would also be a, you know, would be a very serious shock for a world economy that can't afford serious shocks right now.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWantProblemWould BeEconomySeriousRight NowProducersShockDown The RoadWorld Economy Author:Daniel Yergin
“Right now the long-term investors are telling us that they're not as concerned about inflation and so we're seeing these rates now move into the marketplace and out to the street - rates that individuals can get.” LongMovingIndividualTermEconomySeeingStreetsRight NowConcernedRateLong TermInvestorsInflationMarketplace Author:Franklin Raines
“Right now we think that rates will stay low, that you'll be able to get a mortgage below seven percent and that's kicked off a refinance boom that's going to put more money in the pockets of consumers.” ThinkingAbleEconomyRight NowLowsPercentSevenRateConsumersPocketsMore MoneyMortgageRefinance Author:Franklin Raines
“What I'm saying is that there are bargains right now, there are stocks right now that if you're shrewd enough, you will be able to buy them at the opening today and I you'll make money in a year from now.” IfsYearsEnoughTodayAbleEconomyRight NowOpeningMaking MoneyBargains Author:Jim Cramer
“Well, rates would go up whether you deregulate or not, and of course, the rates that are going up right now on the electricity side are still within the regulated framework.” WellsStillsCoursesSidesEconomyRight NowRateElectricityFramework Author:Kenneth Lay
“The other way that you democratize the food movement is through the public school system. If you can pay enough for the school lunch system so that it can actually be cooked and not just microwaved, so that these schools can buy local food, fresh food, because right now it's all frozen and processed, you will improve the health of the students, you will improve the health of the local economy, and you will have better performing students.” IfsWayEnoughSchoolPayEconomyMovementStudentsRight NowLocalsPerformingLunchFrozenPublic SchoolSchool SystemFresh FoodLocal FoodSchool Lunch Author:Michael Pollan
“I'm really tired of Americans being the only ones asked to do all the heavy lifting when it comes to charity, and, quite frankly, my number one concern right now is taking care of the fact that Americans are taking it in the gut without jobs. Many of them working two and three part time jobs. And, if America wants to do something great, let's get our economy growing again, stabilize the dollar, and we'll be in a much better position to help people around the world.” PeopleIfsWorldWantTwoFactsHelpingCareJobsAmericaThreeNumbersEconomyGrowingPositionRight NowConcernTiredDollarsCharityHeavyAround The WorldGutsLiftingPart TimeHeavy LiftingPart Time Jobs Author:Mike Huckabee
“For Social Security to be financially sound, the federal government should have $100 trillion - a sum of money six-and-a-half times the size of our entire economy - in the bank and earning interest right now. But it doesn't. And while many believe that Social Security represents our greatest entitlement problem, Medicare is six times larger in terms of unfunded obligations.” ShouldBelieveProblemGovernmentSocialSoundTermInterestHalfEconomySecurityRight NowSixShould HaveSizeObligationEarningFederal GovernmentSocial SecurityEntitlementMedicareHalf Time Author:John C. Goodman
“One thing I want to emphasize is that, like any human being, we can discuss our view of the economy and the market. Fortunately for our clients, we don't tend to operate based on the view. Our investment strategy is to invest bottom up, one stock at a time, based on price compared to value. And while we may have a macro view that things aren't very good right now - which in fact we feel very strongly we will put money to work regardless of that macro view if we find bargains. So tomorrow, if we found half a dozen bargains, we would invest all our cash.” IfsWantFeelsHumansMayFactsValuesFoundHuman BeingsViewsHalfEconomyOne ThingTomorrowRight NowStrategyInvestmentBottomVery GoodCashDozenVery StrongClientsBargainsMacro Author:Seth Klarman
“We're going to create factory jobs for recent immigrants, and Donald Trump is going to take care of them. That's why his numbers, even right now, in this negative period, are holding pretty strong, because people want a leader that's going to make this country great again and have a strong economy.” PeopleWantCountryCareJobsStrongNumbersLeaderEconomyTrumpPeriodsRight NowNegativeTake CareImmigrantsFactoriesStrong Economy Author:Jeff Sessions
“I think part of our problem right now in the country is that people feel that nobody listens to them. And that means that they just don't trust anybody in government, anybody in politics, and anybody in the economy.” PeopleThinkingFeelsMeanCountryProblemGovernmentEconomyRight NowDon't Trust Author:Hillary Clinton
“We are facing an enormous crisis in Africa right now in terms of illegal wildlife trafficking, which is decimating animal populations, destroying local economies, and funding armed insurgencies and terrorist syndicates. If we do not find solutions to this crisis now, there will be little habitat left beyond sparse areas of national parks that will serve as glorified zoos to small pockets of remaining animals.” IfsLittlesLeftTermAnimalEconomyRight NowSolutionsAreasCrisisPopulationTerroristEnormousLocalsParksPocketsIllegalDestroyingFundingWildlifeZoosHabitatNational ParksTraffickingInsurgencySyndicate Author:David Jeremiah Barron
“There was an analyst who came out the other day who's had a long track record of projecting presidential campaigns based on the economy and other kind of factors. And he said if [Donald] Trump stays about where he is right now, he'll win at about 51 or 52 percent. If Trump actually gets his act together in a disciplined way, he could win by as much as 66 percent.” IfsWayKindLongSaidTogetherWinningEconomyRecordsTrumpRight NowPercentTrackCampaignsFactorsPresidentialAnalystsTrack RecordPresidential Campaign Author:Newt Gingrich
“The change in economic values created by the new markets for global public goods will reorient our global economy and under the right conditions can usher the satisfaction of basic needs of the present and of the future. This is what is needed right now.” NeedsValuesEconomyEconomicConditionsNeededRight NowSatisfactionGoodsGlobal EconomyBasic NeedsEconomic Value Author:Graciela Chichilnisky
“[Economy] is flat on the floor, and the paramedics have arrived. And they shouldn't argue about whether they put the resuscitation equipment a quarter of an inch this way or a quarter of an inch this way, or they shouldn't start criticizing the patient, because he didn't have a blood pressure test or something like that. They should do what's needed right now.” WayShouldEconomyBloodNeededRight NowTestsPressurePatientArguingFlatsCriticizeQuartersInchesEquipmentBlood PressureParamedicsResuscitation Author:Warren Buffett
“One of the most important things we can do right now is empower ordinary working Americans who really do deserve a fair shot in this economy. But I'm not afraid to talk about any issue. But I do believe it is a distraction.” BelieveImportantCan DoEconomyIssuesRight NowOrdinaryShotsDeserveFairsImportant ThingsEmpoweringDistractionNot Afraid Author:Keith Ellison
“Then there is another area of activity - economic interaction between Russia and the United States. Right now, for example, it has already been made public that we signed a large deal to privatise one of our biggest oil and gas companies, Rosneft. We know for sure that US companies, as well as Japanese ones, by the way, are keenly interested in cooperation in Russia's oil and gas sector, in joint work. This has immense significance for world energy markets and will directly affect the whole world economy.” KnowsWorldWayWellsMadeStatesWholeEnergyUnitedDealsCompanyUnited StatesEconomyEconomicExampleRight NowActivityAreasOilRussiaWhole WorldGasSignificanceCooperationInteractionImmenseJointsWorld EconomyOil And Gas Author:Vladimir Putin
“What's happening right now in the Hip Hop industry is that it is deeply affected by the general economy of America.” AmericaEconomyIndustryRight NowHappeningsHip HopHipsHopsAffected Author:RZA
“You figure out, what is the crucial issue facing the country right now? And for Trump, it was that the global economy and the international world order were failing regular people.” PeopleWorldCountryOrderEconomyIssuesFailingFiguresTrumpRight NowInternationalCrucialWorld OrderGlobal Economy Author:David Brooks
“What I'm concerned about is endless borrowing, which is going to compromise our economy not only today but in the future. Because we know the decisions we make right now really dramatically impact us in the future, and the debt is literally getting out of our control.” KnowsTodayDecisionEconomyRight NowConcernedImpactDebtEndlessCompromiseBorrowingDecisions We Make Author:Paul Ryan
“Right now, the economy is a whole lot like a fairly good-looking brain-dead chick in a persistent vegetative coma. You can't really wake her up, but there's things she's still good for.” StillsWholeBrainEconomyRight NowLooking GoodPersistentChicksComaBrain Dead Book:Caligula for President: Better American Living Through Tyranny Source: Caligula for President: Better American Living Through Tyranny