Robert Reich

Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

I think the biggest problem with having so many billionaires at the top of government is that billionaires don't exactly know how normal people live.

But those same regulations may be extraordinarily important to the average working person in America, because they protect that average working person.

Eighty percent of Americans say corporations raising prices to make record profits is a cause of inflation.

The Fed's continuing rate increases are not only flirting with a recession, but they are making it harder for workers.

What we're saying is that corporations raising profits excessively is a cause of inflation.

The underlying economic problem... is profit price inflation, that is, corporations raising their prices above increases in their costs.

The ARP did a lot of good. It kept Americans afloat.

Recent wage hikes have not kept up with inflation. Most workers' paychecks are shrinking in terms of real purchasing power.

Employers are complaining they can't find workers. Well, there is a way to find the workers: raise pay.

Wages and wage gains continue to trail inflation, which means that most families... are falling further and further behind.

Kyrsten Sinema does like and is supportive of this loophole. I don’t know why. Could it be because she has been a big recipient of Wall Street money? Maybe.