Robert Reich

“The 'job creators' are not the wealthy. The job creators are the vast middle class and the poor.”

“You can't have a functioning democracy without a strong middle class.”

“When the economy is growing, it's not because of the wealthy, it's because of the middle class.”

“True patriotism isn't about blindly saluting the flag. It's about making the country better.”

“A society that doesn't invest in its children is a society that is going to have a very bleak future.”

“The fundamental choice is not between the market and government. It is between a market organized for the benefit of a few and a market organized for the benefit of the many.”

“There is no such thing as a 'free market.' All markets are created by rules and regulations.”

“We have a rigged system that is designed to benefit the wealthy and powerful at the expense of everyone else.”

“A minimum wage that is not a living wage is a form of corporate welfare.”

“The work of a nation is the creation of a skilled and knowledgeable workforce.”

“The most important asset you have is your own earning capacity. Anything you do to increase that is an investment in yourself.”

“The real challenge is to create an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top.”

“We can have a vibrant democracy and a prosperous economy, or we can have a concentration of wealth in the hands of a few. We cannot have both.”

“The notion that you can't have a strong economy and a clean environment is a false choice.”

“Trickle-down economics has been a cruel hoax.”

“The purpose of an economy is to enable people to live better lives. It is not to grow for the sake of growth.”

“We need to stop rewarding wealth and start rewarding work.”

“Social Security is not an entitlement. It's an earned benefit.”

“Globalization has not been a rising tide that lifts all boats. It's been a rising tide that's lifted the yachts and sunk the rowboats.”

“The measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members.”