Incomes Quotes

You kind of feel like a derelict after a while, wearing the same shirt every other day. Through all this, no one is complaining. Everyone sees the plight of others . . . and we know we're fortunate. We have incomes. - Mickey Loomis

You had a 40-plus percent run-up in home prices but not in incomes. That causes serious trade-offs. - Jay Butler

Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system is the envy of the world and should be a source of pride. - Arthur C. Brooks

Wow. For retirees on fixed incomes, that's where the people in that demographic are going to play. They have no other alternative. They're not going to go to Duran and pay $90 per round. They're not going to play at The Majors and pay $55, $60 a round. - Keith Williams

With wage inflation still surprisingly muted and an ongoing squeeze on households' disposable incomes from higher energy costs, second-round inflation is likely to remain largely absent, allowing some further modest policy easing. - Ross Walker

With rising incomes, the share of expenditures for food products declines. The resulting shift in expenditures affects demand patterns and employment structures. - Ernst Engel

With last week's Fed tightening, mortgage rates have continued to rise, so that further declines in housing activity are likely over the balance of the year. Nevertheless, robust labor markets and rising incomes have helped sustain housing at a relatively high level. - Steven Wood

With incomes outpacing spending I think American consumers will keep spending like crazy going into the New Year... That's going to be taken into consideration by Greenspan, who's trying to slow things down. - Sal Guatieri

While city people continued their strong spending, rural people have increased their spending only gradually due to lower incomes. This trend will continue for the rest of this year. - Qi Jingmei

When you consider the incomes of professional sports figures compared with anyone else -- it's clear that Americans overvalue trivia. - Estelle Ramey