Gene Sperling Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Gene Sperling Wealth inequality in our nation is a national scandal. This type of wealth tax that( Sen. Warren) is proposing is essential, it frees up dramatic amounts of resources that make it more likely the vast number Americans can have economic security a shot at their own small nest egg. Gene Sperling top-news One of the things we have to remember about the poorest countries in the world is that parents, extremely poor parents, are making the choice of whether to send their girls to school. And they are struggling with lack of water, lack of firewood, and lack of care for their youngest children. And those burdens fall on the girls. Gene Sperling parentswaterchildrenworld There is no question in the world that educating a girl is good for her country and good for her. The challenge is, is it good for her parents who are living in extreme poverty, who need the girl's help to take care of getting firewood, water, taking care of young children? Gene Sperling goodgirlwaterchildren I think Americans have big hearts. Gene Sperling heartsi-thinkbigthink You never see a child die from education on TV. But make no mistake about it: children die from lack of education all the time. Children without an education are more likely to grow up to have HIV/AIDS. They're more likely to die in infancy or before the age of five. Gene Sperling ageeducationtimechildren
