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
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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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Official boundaries are often hard to see. If you head north on Woodward Avenue, away from downtown Detroit, you wouldn't know exactly when you left the city and crossed over into Oakland County - except for a small sign that tells you.
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It is harder to achieve a balanced life in the year 2001 than it was in the year 1991, ... Ten years of a very solid economy and good economic growth have also created an economy that is more stressful.
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The faith that anyone could move from rags to riches - with enough guts and gumption, hard work and nose to the grindstone - was once at the core of the American Dream.
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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.
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Public institutions are supported by all taxpayers and are available to all.
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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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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.