#wag

Our concerns about what we saw in Australia: an economy clearly tied to China has hitched its wagon to the tail of the tiger. In terms of the general complacency, what we heard over and over from investors and clients and potential clients is, 'yes, yes, there are some excesses, but the government will figure out a way.' ↗

— James Chanos

#australia #china #clearly #clients #complacency

You know, I've got experiences going back to the wage price controls in the Nixon administration where, in effect, we had what I think was a terrible mistake, in that case a Republican administration, where moved in and tried to control the wages, prices and profits of every enterprise in America. It was a huge mistake. ↗

— Dick Cheney

#america #back #case #control #controls

You get paid more at McDonald's than you do under the existing minimum wage. ↗

— Norm Coleman

#get #mcdonald #minimum #minimum wage #more

War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#must #stifle #themselves #try #ugly

I'm not going to raise taxes; I'm not going to have a wage increase for public employees. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

#going #i #increase #public #raise

Richard Wagner, a musician who wrote music which is better than it sounds. ↗

— Richard Wagner

#music #musician #richard #sounds #than

These vessels are out of sight, out of mind. They are exempt from minimum-wage requirements, from Coast Guard inspections, OSHA regulations and other safety laws. ↗

— Steve Finley

#coast guard #exempt #guard #inspections #laws

They do believe that if we do not wage this war against terror in places like Baghdad and Kabul, we are more likely to have it waged in Baltimore and Kansas. ↗

— Ed Gillespie

#baghdad #baltimore #believe #kansas #like

There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible. ↗

— Henry Ford

#cost #goods #highest #lowest #make

This country cannot afford the deceptive luxury of waging defensive warfare. ↗

— James Forrestal

#cannot #country #deceptive #defensive #luxury