#economic

America's downgrade may serve as a wakeup call for its policymakers. It is an unambiguous and loud signal of the country's eroding economic strength and global standing. It renders urgent the need to regain the initiative through better economic policymaking and more coherent governance. ↗

— Mohamed El-Erian

#better #call #coherent #country #downgrade

I think it's a little early to tell what the economic impact will be. This year our cattle prices have been particularly high. The demand for beef has remained strong in this country, even though there was the single find in Canada earlier this year. ↗

— Ann Veneman

#been #canada #cattle #country #demand

The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them; Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road. ↗

— James Thurber

#depend #economics #farce #funnier #his

The bottom line is that the death tax is a tax on the economy because it slows economic growth. ↗

— Todd Tiahrt

#bottom #bottom line #death #death tax #economic

I'm for economic independence. ↗

— Charles Evers

#economic independence #i #independence

Let us face it: in the world today, money and economic strength remain more powerful arguments than the number of people you represent. ↗

— Guy Verhofstadt

#economic strength #face #let us #money #more

On the other hand, it is not fair to say that changes in federal policy have caused our tuition to rise faster. Every economic argument imaginable would indicate that we should raise tuition at a faster rate than we do. ↗

— Charles Vest

#caused #changes #economic #every #fair

For the only way in which a durable peace can be created is by world-wide restoration of economic activity and international trade. ↗

— James Forrestal

#created #durable #durable peace #economic #economic activity

Some of you may have been hoping that today I would speak about Lucien Bouchard's latest economic theories. But I have decided to spare him for the time being: after all, he is a man. ↗

— Kim Campbell

#after #been #being #decided #economic

Yet, Puerto Rico's economic convergence and political integration with the rest of the nation is in a state of arrest - even though the island has been within the national borders, political system and customs territory of the U.S. for a century. ↗

— Dick Thornburgh

#been #borders #century #convergence #customs