Economy

The executive branch of the Government is going to take whatever action it can in an attempt to drive down interest rates, in an attempt to keep our dollar sound, and in an attempt to match our expenditures with revenues.

Among the most dangerous threats to a sound and healthy economy in America are spiraling interest rates.

The results of these spiraling interest rates are threefold:--First, they force lenders to charge even higher interest rates on the money they lend;--Second, they divert funds away from homebuilding, making it very difficult for thousands…

And it will help the government to contain costs—costs that, ultimately, are borne by the taxpayers.

Record levels of United States foreign trade contributed greatly to this advance, and the American people shared fully in its benefits.

The descendants of these men and women strengthen our economic and political life, enlarge our culture and advance our science.

I don't believe that there is really a manpower shortage in this country today.

I want to reassure you that I am meeting with these bankers not because we have any grave problems, but because we do have a very great program.

I pay tribute to the bankers of America who have given their Government a lending hand and have extended it also to those coming young men and women who need an education and who, when they get it, will reward us all with their increased…

It appears that we will actually have a cash surplus this year.

The dividend people have risen from $6.4 billion in 1932 to $19 billion last year.

These goals cannot be fully achieved without sound financial management practices.

The true purchasing power of today's factory worker is just 300 percent of its 1932 level.

The income of our workers is up 33 percent in the last 5 years alone.

The father of the free enterprise system, Mr. Adam Smith, described the value of the small businessman in these words: 'A small proprietor . . . who knows every part of his little territory, who views it with all the affection which…

In operating your agency, I want you to keep in mind that there is really no such thing as a small businessman.

User charges ensure equitable treatment of the general taxpayer

We believe that it is necessary for small business and we believe that it is sound for the Government and the people of this country.