Russian Economy Quotes

• Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

  Ronald Reagan

  Freedom, Military, Moving

  Remarks to state chairs of National White House Conference on Small Business, 15 Aug. 1986

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• It is true that the role of the state in the Russian economy may be too big today, but from the fiscal standpoint, it is not always practical to do this in a falling market.

  Vladimir Putin

  Fall, Roles, May

  Source: thesaker.is

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• Russia depends on natural resources way too much. Russian economy is not diversified enough

  Kenneth Rogoff

  Russia, Too Much, Way

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• The Russian economy is way down because of the price of oil, and because the USSR was a big chunk of it.

  Michael Bloomberg

  Oil, Way, Bigs

  Source: asia.nikkei.com

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• In other words, we do not have to be obsessed with privatizing immediately and at any cost. No, we will not do it at any cost. We will do it in a way that ensures maximum benefit for the Russian state and the Russian economy.

  Vladimir Putin

  Cost, Benefits, Way

  Source: thesaker.is

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• America is stronger than Russia. Our economy is 16 times larger than the Russian economy.

  Mike Pence

  Russia, America, Stronger

  Source: www.politico.com

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• Economists believe there are three reasons why the Russian economy is doing so poorly. One, economic sanctions are working. Number two, low-price oil. And number three, Lindsay Lohan has quit drinking vodka.

  David Letterman

  Drinking, Believe, Economic Sanctions

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• The Russian economy is tanking. It's gotten so bad that today Vladimir Putin had to pawn his stolen Super Bowl ring. And Putin will finance his next invasion on Kickstarter.

  David Letterman

  Invasion, Today, Pawns

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• Women's liberation, if not the most extreme then certainly the most influential neo-Marxist movement in America, has done to the American home what communism did to the Russian economy, and most of the ruin is irreversible.  By defining relations between men and women in terms of power and competition instead of reciprocity and cooperation, the movement tore apart the most basic and fragile contract in human society, the unit from which all other social institutions draw their strength.

  Ruth Wisse

  Home, Men, America

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• Revenge for a terror attack is ideal for Putin's model. His propaganda machine will be filled with scenes of crash victims if [Vladimir] Putin sees the need for a larger war to stoke his domestic support again as the Russian economy teeters.

  Garry Kasparov

  Revenge, War, Terror Attacks

  "Putin Needs Wars To Legitimize His Position". Interview with Erich Follath, www.spiegel.de. November 10, 2015.

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