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" To get back to the kind of shared prosperity and upward mobility we once considered normal will require another era of fundamental reform, of both our economy and our democracy. "

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" The monied interests are doing what they do best - making money. The rest of us need to do what we can do best - use our voices, our vigor, and our votes. "

Robert Reich

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" Walmart is so huge that a wage boost at Walmart would ripple through the entire economy, putting more money in the pockets of low-wage workers. This would help boost the entire economy - including Walmart's own sales. "

" Not only do unemployment benefits help families who are hurting; they also put money into their pockets that they'll then spend - and their spending will keep other Americans in jobs. "

" In truth, government has been good to Wall Street and big business. "

" The only way to make sure no bank is too big to fail is to make sure no bank is too big. "

" Those who take their money abroad in an effort to avoid paying American taxes should lose their American citizenship. "

" 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. "

" Over the long term, the only way we're going to raise wages, grow the economy, and improve American competitiveness is by investing in our people - especially their educations. "

" The Tea Party is but one manifestation of a widening perception that the game is rigged in favor of the rich and powerful. "

" America is one of few advanced nations that allow direct advertising of prescription drugs. "

" Community colleges are great bargains. They avoid the fancy amenities four-year liberal arts colleges need in order to lure the children of the middle class. "

" In America, people with lots of money can easily avoid the consequences of bad bets and big losses by cashing out at the first sign of trouble. "

" Teachers, social workers, public lawyers who bring companies to justice, government accountants who try to make sure money is spent as it should be - all need at least four years of college. "

" Public employees should have the right to bargain for better wages and working conditions, just like all employees do. "

" A Democratic president should propose a major permanent tax reduction on the middle class and working class. I suspect most of the public would find this attractive. "

" As we segregate by income into different communities, schools in lower-income areas have fewer resources than ever. "

" Technology is changing so fast that knowledge about specifics can quickly become obsolete. That's why so much of what technicians learn is on the job. "

" Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and the rest of the Ivy League are worthy institutions, to be sure, but they're not known for educating large numbers of poor young people. "

" The only way to grow the economy in a way that benefits the bottom 90 percent is to change the structure of the economy. At the least, this requires stronger unions and a higher minimum wage. "

" The silent majority really is a liberal majority, even though the word liberal has taken a real beating over the last 20 years by radical conservatives. "

" Limits should be placed on how big big banks can become. "

" The curious thing is Americans don't mind individual mandates when they come in the form of payroll taxes to buy mandatory public insurance. In fact, that's the system we call Social Security and Medicare, and both are so popular politicians dare not touch them. "

" If we give up on politics, we're done for. Powerlessness is a self-fulfilling prophesy. "

Robert Reich

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" Universities have to tame their budgets, especially for student amenities that have nothing to do with education. "

" Bankruptcy laws allow companies to smoothly reorganize, but not college graduates burdened by student loans. "

" Can we please agree that in the real world, corporations exist for one purpose and one purpose only - to make as much money as possible, which means cutting costs as much as possible? "

" Detroit is really a model for how wealthier and whiter Americans escape the costs of public goods they'd otherwise share with poorer and darker Americans. "

Robert Reich

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" In 1968, the sanitation workers of Memphis tried to form a union. The city resisted. The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. came to support them. That was where he lost his life. "

" You can't inspire people if you are going to be uninspiring. "

" One tax dodge often used by multi-national companies is to squirrel their earnings abroad in foreign subsidiaries located in countries where taxes are lower. "