Mark Zandi

Our economy isn't going to recover until the housing market finds its footing. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#finds #footing #going #housing #housing market

Past experience with fiscal austerity at home and overseas strongly suggests that it is best for the economy's long-run performance to restrain government spending rather than raise taxes. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#best #economy #experience #fiscal #government

The biggest culprits in the housing fiasco came from the private sector, and more specifically from a mortgage industry that was out of control. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#came #control #fiasco #housing #industry

The discussion in Washington has changed dramatically. I mean, it's no longer a question of should we address entitlements - it's no longer a question of do we need to reduce spending in the future. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#changed #discussion #dramatically #entitlements #future

The extension and expansion of the payroll tax holidays for workers would be number one on my list and key to avoiding recession. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#expansion #extension #holidays #key #list

The most important point is, in a time of crisis, there is no way out but for the government to be bold and aggressive. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#bold #crisis #government #important #important point

The principal linkages between Japan and the U.S. global economies are trade, financial markets, and commodity markets. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#commodity #economies #financial #financial markets #global

There are different flavors of recession. You can get into some pretty dark scenarios pretty quickly. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#different #flavors #get #into #pretty

They called me the sexiest economist in America, and that was years ago, when I had hair and body mass and my teeth were shiny. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#america #body #called #economist #had

We need to get rid of the debt ceiling law. It's anachronistic and it's a problem. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#debt #debt ceiling #get #law #need