Russian Economy Quotes:

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

topic: Russian Economy, Invasion, Today, Kickstarter

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

- Michael Bloomberg

source: Source: asia.nikkei.com

topic: Oil, Russian Economy, Way, Chunks, Ussr

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

source: Source: thesaker.is

topic: Fall, Roles, Russian Economy

Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem. ... Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. 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. If it stops moving, subsidize it. ... The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.

- Ronald Reagan

topic: Moving, Government, Views, Income Tax, Strong Economy

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

- Kenneth Rogoff

topic: Russia, Too Much, Way, Russian Economy

We are working in other areas [like ALROSA] as well, so there are no radical changes to our position. It is not the case when we have to, as we say, make a lot of fuss about it. In other words, we do not have to be obsessed with privatizing immediately and at any cost.

- Vladimir Putin

source: Source: thesaker.is

topic: Cost, Radical Change, Obsessed, Russian Economy

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

- Mike Pence

source: Source: www.politico.com

topic: Russia, America, Stronger, Russian Economy

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

topic: Drinking, Believe, Economic Sanctions, Quit Drinking, Russian Economy

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

topic: Home, Men, America, Social Institutions, Russian Economy

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

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

topic: Revenge, War, Terror Attacks, Stoke, Russian Economy