Robert Reich
Robert Reich
Robert Bernard Reichis an American political commentator, professor, and author. He served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEconomist
Date of Birth24 June 1946
CountryUnited States of America
available public supported taxpayers
Public institutions are supported by all taxpayers and are available to all.
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We're going to have to have a massive program to get these people permanent housing, ideally near or in their former communities, to get them jobs, to help restart businesses and to provide transportation,
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So why don't nurses do home visits to Americans with acute conditions? Hospitals aren't paid for it.
fear
Public fear isn't something to be played with.
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Only if everyone buys insurance can insurers afford to cover people with preexisting conditions or pay the costs of catastrophic diseases.
Limits should be placed on how big big banks can become.
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It is hard to bite the hands that feed you, especially when you are competing for food.
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In truth, government has been good to Wall Street and big business.
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I'm all in favor of supporting fancy museums and elite schools, but face it: These aren't really charities as most people understand the term.
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Too many young people graduate laden with debts that take years, if not decades, to pay off.
The only way to make sure no bank is too big to fail is to make sure no bank is too big.
clean doctors larger
Drug company payments to doctors are a small part of a much larger strategy by Big Pharma to clean our pockets.
public
When times are tough, public employees should have to make the same sacrifices as everyone else.
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We never used to blink at taking a leadership role in the world. And we understood leadership often required something other than drones and bombs. We accepted global leadership not just for humanitarian reasons, but also because it was in our own best interest. We knew we couldn't isolate ourselves from trouble. There was no place to hide.