#economy

At a time when we are losing manufacturing jobs in this country, we should be doing everything we can to help our manufacturers stay competitive. They are the backbone of our economy. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#competitive #country #doing #economy #everything

For years, I have worked diligently to develop and implement a 21st century manufacturing strategy that will create jobs in the new clean energy economy. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#century #clean #clean energy #create #develop

I think the most important issue for all of us is our economy and jobs and creating opportunities for young people to be able to get the education that you need to be able to afford to go to college. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#afford #college #creating #economy #education

Social Security is not just the foundation of America's retirement dignity and security, it ensures the economic stability and strength of our families and our state's economy. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#dignity #economic #economy #ensures #families

The administration's reckless plan doesn't do one thing to ensure the long term security of social security, rather it undermines our economy. We need a budget and a fiscal policy that reflects the values and interests of America and restores fiscal discipline. ↗

— Debbie Stabenow

#america #budget #discipline #economy #ensure

When I look at how the banking world has changed and at the role Chinese banks, for example, play today, Germany, as an export-oriented economy, should be pleased to have a major global player in its camp. ↗

— Peer Steinbruck

#banks #camp #changed #chinese #economy

I mean, Iceland is Iceland. It can't do damage to anybody unless you're Icelandic. But the United States can drag down the entire western economy. And I think what we are seeing is simply a reflection of reality. This is not, I'm sorry, but this is not a AAA nation. ↗

— Mark Steyn

#damage #down #drag #economy #entire

I think in part the reason is that seeing an economy that is, in many ways, quite different from the one grows up in, helps crystallize issues: in one's own environment, one takes too much for granted, without asking why things are the way they are. ↗

— Joseph Stiglitz

#crystallize #different #economy #environment #granted

I remember when I was twenty-five,” he said. “No client comes to you when you’re twenty-five. It’s like when you are looking for a doctor. You don’t want the new one that just graduated. You don’t want the very old one, the one shaking, the one twenty years past his prime. You want the seasoned one who has done it so many times he can do it in his sleep though. Same thing with attorneys. ↗

— Daniel Amory

#attorney #chicago #city #downtown #dream

In the 'Nike Economy,' there are no standards, no borders and no rules. Clearly, the global economy isn't working for workers in China and Indonesia and Burma any more than it is for workers here in the United States. ↗

— John J. Sweeney

#borders #burma #china #clearly #economy