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Well, certainly the Democrats have been arguing to raise the capital gains tax on all Americans. Obama says he wants to do that. That would slow down economic growth. It's not necessarily helpful to the economy. Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged. Grover Norquist
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Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged. It's one of those taxes that most clearly damages economic growth and jobs. Grover Norquist
Time Every Every Time Those Jobs Economic Economic Growth Clearly Economy Most Been Whenever Tax Gains Taxes Cut Capital Capital Gains Grown Growth Raise Damaged Damages
Tax increases slow economic growth. Why would you raise taxes? We need to reform spending, the tens of trillions of unfunded liabilities can never be funded by tax increases, that can only be fixed by reducing spending. Grover Norquist
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The European Union arose on an economic foundation, and it turns out that even this is not a solid base. Cultural identity has been neglected. Gunter Grass
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As a result of the World War, this old Germany collapsed. It collapsed in its constitution, in its social order, in its economic structure. Its thinking and feeling changed. Gustav Stresemann
War Constitution World Result Old Feeling Thinking Changed Collapsed Structure Economic Germany Order Social Social Order World War
Expanding access to decent work opportunities is the most effective way to increase labor-market participation, lift people out of poverty, reduce inequality, and drive economic growth. It should be at the center of policymaking. The alternative is a dog-eat-dog world in which too many will feel left out. Guy Ryder
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In the past, action to combat climate change was viewed largely as running counter to economic growth, with 'going green' implying a sacrifice of prosperity for the sake of the environment. Today, we know better. Guy Ryder
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If I care for an elderly relative without payment, it is not work, is not counted in national income, and, as it is not labour, is not counted as work. Should my neighbour pay me to do precisely the same tasks, it would contribute to economic growth. Guy Standing
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The precariat is the first class in history to be losing acquired rights - cultural, civil, social, economic, and political. Guy Standing
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Since all political parties blame the others for the economic mess, it is unfair to attribute unemployment to individual behaviour. Guy Standing
Blame Political Unfair Others Economic Individual Since Parties Mess Attribute Political Parties Unemployment Behaviour
Free market economists frequently see minimum wage legislation as mere political intervention. However, there are decent economic theories which show that, under certain circumstances, minimum wages can be beneficial, as it makes workers more productive. Ha-Joon Chang
Political Free Intervention Beneficial Market Circumstances Minimum Minimum Wage See More Economic Free Market Mere Economists Makes Frequently Wage Wages However Legislation Decent Which Workers Certain Productive Show Theories
Imagine if all those kings and dukes hadn't commissioned those crazy cathedrals, paintings and music... we'd still be living in sticks and mud. Because none of those things made any economic sense. Human beings' capacity to 'waste time' is a miracle - but that's exactly what art is for. Ha-Joon Chang
Music Art Time Crazy Made Sense Waste Time Living Those Exactly Exactly What Kings Miracle Economic Cathedrals Because Sticks None Still Commissioned Any Human Human Beings Capacity Mud Beings Paintings Waste Things Imagine
What free-market economists are not telling us is that the politics they want to get rid of are none other than those of democracy itself. When they say we need to insulate economic policies from politics, they are in effect advocating the castration of democracy. Ha-Joon Chang
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My role in the White House was grossly exaggerated by the press. Fortunately for the American people, when the president had to make a critical economic decision or a decision on a weapons system, he did not turn to me and say, 'Hamilton, what in the hell do I do?' Hamilton Jordan
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We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth. Hans Kung
Political Problems Earth Religions Solve Economic Cannot Social Social Problems Conscious
Humanity today possesses sufficient economic, cultural and spiritual resources to introduce a better global order. Hans Kung
Today Spiritual Humanity Better Resources Possesses Introduce Economic Global Cultural Order Sufficient
I have always thought that the rapid economic development of South Africa would in the long run prove to be incompatible with the government's racial policies, and recent events have tended to confirm my opinion. Harry Oppenheimer
Government Economic Development Events Thought Long South Africa Rapid Run Would Economic Long Run Development Policies Opinion Always Prove South Africa Confirm Racial Incompatible Recent
As women in industrial societies join the paid workforce, they gain the economic means to depart unhappy marriages more easily. Helen Fisher
Women Unhappy Easily Marriages More Economic Join Industrial Depart Gain Workforce Means Paid Societies
At CARE, a leading humanitarian organization, we recognize people live their lives in a holistic manner. Issues such as health care, education and economic empowerment cannot be addressed in a vacuum. Thus, effective programs need to tackle the multiple root causes of poverty. Helene D. Gayle
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There is no doubt that a woman's economic empowerment is very much interconnected to her health and the well being of her children. Helene D. Gayle
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I think there will be a 200-story skyscraper someday. However, it will require a developer who will not think in conventional terms and for whom economic restraints won't apply. Helmut Jahn
Will Think Someday Economic Developer Terms However Conventional Require Who Skyscraper Whom Apply
Europe has, to put it mildly, been in a poor state since the transition to the 21st century. This is down to national issues, European missteps, and an economic and financial crisis that crashed down on us with enough force to dislodge the essential European idea. Helmut Kohl
Financial National Down Enough State Financial Crisis Crisis Economic Put Idea Since Force Issues Been Essential Crashed Transition Poor Century Us Europe European
In the next four years, President Bush will continue to keep America safe, our enemies on the run, and our economic progress moving forward. Texas is the home of our President, and we will make sure that is true for another four years. Henry Bonilla
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Very few, if any, first-generation black or white or Asian kids will pursue a Ph.D. They'll pursue the professions for economic security. Many will go to law school and/or business school. Henry Louis Gates
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The historical basis for the gap between the black middle class and underclass shows that ending discrimination, by itself, would not eradicate black poverty and dysfunction. We also need intervention to promulgate a middle-class ethic of success among the poor, while expanding opportunities for economic betterment. Henry Louis Gates
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China needs a currency that reflects underlying economic fundamentals. Henry Paulson
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