“The big mistakes were the adoption of the euro without careful thought about how a single currency would work without a unified government; the disastrous framing of the euro crisis as a morality play brought on by irresponsible southerners; the establishment of free labor mobility among culturally…”— Paul Krugman, krugman.blogs.nytimes.com
“Well, that was pretty awesome – and I mean that in the worst way. A number of people deserve vast condemnation here, from David Cameron, who may go down in history as the man who risked wrecking Europe and his own nation for the sake of a momentary political advantage, to the seriously evil editors…”— Paul Krugman, krugman.blogs.nytimes.com
“Indeed, Japan is the place where a Brexit vote might lead to an imminent reaction. The yen touched Y100/$ overnight, a strengthening that will not be welcome in Tokyo, where the economy is weak and deflationary pressures remain. The Bank of Japan may be contemplating a response.”— BUTTONWOOD, economist.com
“The sad irony of all this is that the E.U. was built to prevent the very kind of nationalist fervor its economic mismanagement and political heavy-handedness are provoking now. The dustbin of history exists for a reason. And yet, and yet. It's easy for a generation that has only known peace and rela…”— Matt O'Brien, washingtonpost.com
“Right-wing populists like Pat Buchanan in the United States, Jean-Marie Le Pen in France and Jörg Haider in Austria had scored surprising near-victories, if not actual ones, in the late 1990s and early 2000s by focusing the working class's incipient ire on a "foreign" enemy besides outsourcing: immi…”— Matt O'Brien, washingtonpost.com
“You see all these companies that seem to be highly valued until they actually have to be bought by someone and then the world looks very, very different. They are looking at valuations that are so high that it turns out it could be a curse for some of these companies.”— Cyriac Roeding, cnbc.com
“It's a simple idea: Those who have benefited the most from our economy should pay their fair share in taxes.”— Hillary Clinton, twitter.com
“It is easy to say that there are the rich and the poor and so something should be done. But in history there are always the rich and the poor. If the poor were not as poor we would still call them the poor. I mean whoever has less can be called the poor. You will always have the 10% that have less a…”— John Nash, nobelprize.org
“The debate should not be over whether government is involved in the formation of markets. It always is. The debate should be over whether it is involved in a manner conducive to a good society.”— Jacob S. Hacker, Paul Pierson, amazon.com
“Spending money on our military is also smart business. Who do people think build our airplanes and ships, and all the equipment that our troops should have? American workers, that’s who. So building up our military also makes economic sense because it allows us to put real money into the system and…”— Donald Trump, amazon.com
“Ask just about anyone in a human resources department, 'What percent of the labor force do you simply not wish to hire, no matter what, no matter how low the wage?' It's quite a few of the applicants, and I can vouch that I have found the same when working as an employer myself. Or look at how many…”— Tyler Cowen, amazon.com