“What middle-income Americans want most of all is a job. We need a generous safety net for the most vulnerable in our society, but for most people the biggest social accomplishment that we can help them achieve is a good-paying job.” PeopleWantNeedsHelpingJobsSocialMiddleAchieveSafetyIncomeVulnerableAccomplishmentGenerousOur SocietySafety Net Author:Joe Kyrillos
“I know that when I look at today’s Mexicans and Central Americans, they seem to me fundamentally the same as my grandparents seeking a better life in America. On the other side, however, open immigration can’t coexist with a strong social safety net; if you’re going to assure health care and a decent income to everyone, you can’t make that offer global. So Democrats have mixed feelings about immigration; in fact, it’s an agonizing issue.” IfsKnowsLooksFactsFeelingsSeemsCareTodayAmericaStrongSocialSidesIssuesOffersSafetyDemocratSeekingImmigrationIncomeHealth CareDecentGrandparentBetter LifeCoexistSafety NetAgonizingMixed Feelings Author:Paul Krugman
“State capitalism is about more than emergency government spending, implementation of more intelligent regulation, or a stronger social safety net. It's about state dominance of economic activity for political gain.” StatesGovernmentPoliticalSocialEconomicActivityCapitalismGainsStrongerIntelligentSafetySpendingRegulationEmergenciesDominanceImplementationSafety NetGovernment Spending Author:Ian Bremmer
“The same people in the Congress who are busy kicking holes in the social safety net are also those who would sell off the nation's forests for a song, give away its national parks, and trash its wilderness preserves; there is a connection between the two impulses.” PeopleGivingTwoSongNationsSocialConnectionsSafetySellsBusyCongressHolesForestsImpulsePreservesParksWildernessTrashKickingNational ParksSafety Net Book:Boundary Waters: The Grace of the Wild Source: Boundary Waters: The Grace of the Wild