Economic Recession Quotes

• It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.

  Harry S. Truman

  Inspirational, Funny, Depression

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• A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours.

  Ronald Reagan

  Funny, Depression, Witty

  "Ronald Reagan: A Man True to His Word".

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• As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession.

  Robert Foster Bennett

  Spring, Winter, Growth

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• You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt.

  Daniel Hannan

  Debt, Politics, Way

  "Outcry Against U.S. Budget Heard Around Globe". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. March 27, 2009.

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• We face a far greater risk of psychological depression than of economic recession.

  Todd G. Buchholz

  Risk, Faces, Psychological

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• In an economic recession, naturally, when you ask people to list their priorities, they're going to place a higher priority on the immediate economic situation.

  Al Gore

  People, Priorities, Lists

  "Gore talks climate change, jobs in an interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell". www.nbcnews.com. December 9, 2009.

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• Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences.

  Omar Bongo

  Country, Drama, World

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• At a time of economic recession, the need for Medicaid and other safety net services is even greater. And we don't want to raise taxes on people who are having a tough time paying their bills.

  James Douglas, Lord of Douglas

  People, Safety, Tough Times

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• The Nazi Party was, in the early 1920s, but one among many nationalist and volkisch radical political groups. It was catapulted to prominence with the onset of economic recession in the late 1920s... The Nazis owed their spectacular to a combination of two discrete sets of factors: first, their distinctive organisation and strategy; and secondly, the wider socio-economic conditions which created climates of opinion and sets of grievances on which the Nazis could prey.

  Mary Fulbrook

  Party, Two, History

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• The economic recession in America wasn’t caused by bad luck; it was caused by bad Republican policies. But the Republican candidates are doubling down on the same flawed policies that led to the loss of 3.6 million jobs in the final months of 2008 and gravely affected middle class families across America.

  Debbie Wasserman Schultz

  Jobs, Loss, Class

  "New Hampshire Debate: News & Updates From GOP Presidential Forum". www.huffingtonpost.com. June 13, 2011.

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• Private prison companies are now listed on the New York Stock exchange and are doing quite well in a time of economic recession (and depression in some communities). But that's just the tip of the iceberg.

  Michelle Alexander

  New York, Community, Tip Of The Iceberg

  Source: www.truth-out.org

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• The attacks on the World Trade Center and the current economic recession, which is particularly powerful in New York City, have put a number of building plans on hold for the time being.

  David Rockefeller

  New York, Powerful, Cities

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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