“The presidency is a relay race, requiring each of us to do our part to bring the country closer to its highest aspirations.”— Barack Obama, economist.comTagged: Barack Obama, America, The United States, Politics, American Presidency
“A capitalism shaped by the few and unaccountable to the many is a threat to all. Economies are more successful when we close the gap between rich and poor and growth is broadly based. A world in which 1% of humanity controls as much wealth as the other 99% will never be stable.”— Barack Obama, economist.comTagged: Barack Obama, America, The United States, Politics, The Economy
“This is the paradox that defines our world today. The world is more prosperous than ever before and yet our societies are marked by uncertainty and unease.”— Barack Obama, economist.comTagged: Barack Obama, America, The United States, Politics, The Economy
“Some of the discontent is rooted in legitimate concerns about long-term economic forces. Decades of declining productivity growth and rising inequality have resulted in slower income growth for low- and middle-income families. Globalisation and automation have weakened the position of workers and th…”— Barack Obama, economist.comTagged: Barack Obama, America, The United States, Politics, The Economy
“The anti-immigrant, anti-Mexican, anti-Muslim and anti-refugee sentiment expressed by some Americans today echoes nativist lurches of the past—the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, the Know-Nothings of the mid-1800s, the anti-Asian sentiment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and any number o…”— Barack Obama, economist.comTagged: Immigration, Barack Obama, America, The United States, Inclusion