40 Quotes by James Glassman

These long-run worries, there's an element of truth to them, but I think frankly the fears are exaggerated.

The squeeze on consumers is building. Retailers and other folks who deal with the customer are going to feel the customer's pain this fall and Christmas season. We'll be going through a short period of slow growth.

the tax program was designed to provide greater proportional relief for those who earn less income than for those who earn more.

The thought of oil as a tax doesn't sit right with me. It may be a tax on consumers but it's a plus for producers, ... If you follow the money, my loss is someone else's gain and what starts out as a tax quickly becomes a more balanced picture.

After doing the basics, government should get out of the way and let the city develop in a natural and organic way,

Bankruptcy has a negative connotation to many people, but it's an important part of the streamlining of America. For companies that have gotten themselves down a dead-end alley, it's a way to back up and rethink.

This is adding to the evidence that the economy is going to pick up and I think that we're going to keep seeing a better job picture.

The report is moderate -- it is not terrible. There is nothing wrong with the economy. What it confirms is that the economy is not out of control.

This is a view of the economy as we knew it; the world has changed a bit (since then). It's highly likely the Fed will pause for a while.