Political Quotes

Robert Reich

The Public Record

American political economist (1946–)

Quotes by year · 2009–2025211 total · peak 2017 (58)
2009: 3 quotes2011: 9 quotes2012: 5 quotes2013: 3 quotes2014: 5 quotes2016: 20 quotes2017: 58 quotes2018: 5 quotes2020: 12 quotes2021: 19 quotes2022: 33 quotes2024: 7 quotes2025: 32 quotes
Dec 23, 2024

It’s time for Dems to commit to getting big money out of American politics.

alternet.org
Dec 16, 2024

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

alternet.org
Dec 16, 2024

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.

alternet.org
Sep 21, 2022

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

congress.gov
Sep 21, 2022

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

congress.gov
Sep 21, 2022

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

congress.gov
Sep 21, 2022

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

congress.gov
Sep 21, 2022

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

congress.gov
Sep 21, 2022

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

congress.gov
Sep 21, 2022

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

congress.gov
Sep 21, 2022

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

congress.gov
Aug 1, 2022

This is a loophole for the super rich, the richest of the rich, and there is no redeeming social value.

msnbc.com