“You know, without China there is no Wal-Mart and without Wal-Mart there is no middle class and lower class prosperity in the United States.” KnowsStatesUnitedClassUnited StatesMiddleProsperityChinaMiddle ClassLower Class Author:Arthur Laffer
“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
“If you think about it, candidate Obama, Sen. Obama, was running on sort of long-run economic issues, like restoring prosperity to the middle class, dealing with the perennial problem of health care in the United States. He talked a lot about the budget deficit, about the need to transition to clean energy.” IfsThinkingNeedsLongStatesProblemCareRunningEnergyUnitedClassUnited StatesIssuesEconomicMiddleCleanProsperityHealth CareBudgetsCandidatesMiddle ClassTransitionLong RunsDeficitRestoringClean EnergyEconomic IssuesBudget Deficit Author:Christina Romer
“There's no conscious plan here; my whole life in politics as a state legislator and in Congress has been about strengthening the middle class.” Has BeensStatesWholeClassPlansMiddleConsciousCongressWhole LifeMiddle ClassLegislatorsStrengthening Author:Peter Welch
“In our English popular religion the common conception of a future state of bliss is that of ... a kind of perfected middle-class home, with labour ended, the table spread, goodness all around, the lost ones restored, hymnody incessant.” KindStatesHomeLostCommonClassMiddleGoodnessEnglandTablesSpreadBlissMiddle ClassLabourConceptionInsultingIncessantLost Ones Book:Literature & Dogma: An Essay Towards a Better Apprehension of the Bible Source: Literature & Dogma: An Essay Towards a Better Apprehension of the Bible