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.
JOSEPH STIGLITZClimate change is a reality.
More Joseph Stiglitz Quotes
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The U.S. won’t be free of Covid-19 until the world is.
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Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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Society can’t function without shared prosperity.
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Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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Climate change is a reality.
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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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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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If the President asked you to help, I don’t think anybody could refuse, unless one felt that one couldn’t be effective.
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Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
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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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