It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
JOSEPH STIGLITZSociety can’t function without shared prosperity.
More Joseph Stiglitz Quotes
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Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
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When I said “the pocket of the banks,” it is not necessarily a mercenary relationship. It is a mindset.
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The facts shouldn’t get in the way of a pleasant fantasy.
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Climate change poses an existential threat to the planet that is no less dire than that posed by North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.
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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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The more divided a society becomes in terms of wealth, the more reluctant the wealthy are to spend money on common needs.
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When you don’t have equality of opportunity because you don’t have equal access to education, it just seems so outrageous. It weakens our economy and leads to more inequality.
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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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