Robert Reich Quotes

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The critical things to watch out for aren't the rare big events, such as the 2008 bailout of the Street itself, but the ongoing multitude of small rule changes that continuously alter the economic game.... The "free market" is a myth that prevents us from examining these rule changes and asking whom they serve. The myth is therefore highly useful to those who do not wish such an examination to be undertaken.

Robert Reich
It is still possible to find people who believe that government policy did not end the Great Depression and undergird the Great Prosperity, just as it is possible to uncover people who do not believe in evolution.

Robert Reich
Being critical of the nation is a far cry from being unpatriotic or anti-American. In fact, most social criticism... is based on a love of America's ideals and a concern we're not living up to them.

Robert Reich
Government doesn't "intrude" on the "free market." It creates the market.

Robert Reich
Those who argue for "less government" area really arguing for a different government—often one that favors them or their patrons.

Robert Reich
Economic forecasters exist to make astrologers look good.

Robert Reich
In the life of a nation, few ideas are more dangerous than good solutions to the wrong problems.

Robert Reich
In a world where routine production is footloose...competitive advantage lies not in one-time breakthroughs but in continual improvements. Stable technologies get away.

Robert Reich