David Neeleman Quotes

I think the average citizen is going to see no less than a $1,500 or more increase in what it's going to cost for basic living next year,... Taking sales tax off food isn't going to take care of all of that, but I think it's a way that we can help.

Now, in the space of a year, we've spent 450 percent more for power than we did the year before, and bought essentially the same amount of power. This year, that number's likely to go up. That can't go on forever and have us continue to be the economic engine for America.

Inflation has ... become the cruelest tax, destroying the value of the dollar and adding new costs to every purchase.

Higher energy prices act like a tax. They reduce the disposable income people have available for other things after they've paid their energy bills.

Right now, every American is affected by high energy prices. Working families, small businesses and consumers across the country are feeling the pinch with no end in sight.

Local economies are suffering as people spend more on fuel and less on consumer goods and travel.

How is the economy supposed to recover when people can't afford to fill the tank?

When I came to town and saw the price of diesel went above regular gas, that burnt me up.

When the commodities go up and the cost of transportation is going up, and the value of the dollar is going down, it's all going to translate to an 8 to 10 percent rise in food prices.

People aren't just paying more to fill their gas tanks or when they pay for their heating bills for their home; they are paying more at the grocery store, on air travel and for many other daily expenses.

If we continue to print new paychecks at the rate we've been adding them, that mitigates a lot of the damage of higher gasoline prices.

Blankets, that used to sell for $6, are now $25 per pair; and sheets are selling for $15 per pair, which might have been had a year ago for $4 …. Wood is selling at $16 per cord, and coal at $9 per load. How can we live here, unless our salaries are increased? The matter is under consideration by Congress, and we hope for favorable action. -

One man's wage rise is another man's price increase.

Inflation appears to affect the entire electorate, though in reality those able to increase their earnings at the same rate of inflation would not suffer unduly.

It doesn't take a degree in economics to know that something is wrong when it takes $30 or $40 to fill up the gas tank.

When the dollar goes down relative to other currencies, the price of wheat, corn, rice and oil all go up in dollar terms.

The impact of low interest rates is broad and deep. Many Americans rely on interest income from their savings to help cover their cost of living.

As the U.S. is import-dependent, this will translate into higher domestic prices.

Tariffs would mean prices going up, and customers don't want higher prices.

The price of meat has just gone up and your old lady has just gone down.

Inflation could be a very - is a likely consequence out of what's going on now.

It is a way to take people's wealth from them without having to openly raise taxes. Inflation is the most universal tax of all.

We must keep prices under control to ensure that price increases do not exert a major negative impact on people's lives.

If you or me go to the gas station to fill up our car and it costs us much more than we expected, it will zap our discretionary income. We won't have the extra money to buy that washing machine or new winter coat-all big ticket items that are important to economic growth.

The prices are ridiculous... I don't see how people can go back and forth to work or to school. How can we afford the gas?