"When you've got a economy in which..." - Quote by Barack Obama
When you've got a economy in which 40 percent of economic growth is happening in the financial sector, that turns out that was all an illusion, that it wasn't growth based on real products and services, but just a bunch of paper shuffling and a house of cards, then what's gonna emerge, at some point, is a sense of resentment, a sense that the system's rigged, and it's not working for ordinary people. And it's not fulfilling the basic American dream.
More by Barack Obama
“I think where I get frustrated at times was the belief that the president can do anything if he just decides he wants to do it.”
“The Freedom of Information Act should be administered with a clear presumption: In the face of doubt, openness prevails.”
“Generally speaking, Rand Paul is been more wrong than right. He has an isolationist view of the world that I don`t share.”
More on Economy
“I've talked to you on a number of occasions about the economic problems our nation faces, and I am prepared to tell you it's in a hell of a mess-we're not connected to the press room yet, are we?”
“It is not our wealth that built our roads, but it is our roads that built our wealth.”
“We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year”
More on Inequality
“Capitalism tries for a delicate balance: It attempts to work things out so that everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from getting violent and trying to take other people’s stuff.”
“It's been the same story ever since I can remember, ever since Wilson - the Republicans don't do a thing for the little man.”
“I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes, but I laugh, and eat well, and grow strong.”