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Robert Reich Quotes

American - Economist | June 24, 1946 -

I'm not one of those who thinks the only way to fix what's wrong with American education is to throw more money at it. We also need to do it much better.

Education Money Better American Way

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.

Life Support King City Lost Workers

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.

Justice Money Government College Try

When times are tough, public employees should have to make the same sacrifices as everyone else.

Tough Employees Same Everyone Public

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.

Curious Mind Insurance Security Dare

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.

Find Tax Class President Permanent

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

Money Effort American Lose Taxes

When I was a small boy, I was bullied more than most, mainly because I was a foot shorter than everyone else.

Small Boy More Everyone Foot Most

Medical costs are soaring because our health-care system is totally screwed up. Doctors and hospitals have every incentive to spend on unnecessary tests, drugs, and procedures.

Medical Up System Incentive Tests

So why don't nurses do home visits to Americans with acute conditions? Hospitals aren't paid for it.

Home Why Paid Nurses Acute Visits

Tea Partiers hate government more than they hate the national debt. They refuse to reduce that debt with tax increases, even with tax increases on the wealthy, because a tax increase doesn't reduce the size of government.

Hate Government Tea Tax Debt Size

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

Good Business Truth Government Wall

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