“If you want to know why Republicans and conservatives are in a political crisis, you need only consider the fact that the Right's deeply held view now boils down to this: Taxes should not go up on the wealthy, and your health benefits should be cut.” IfsKnowsWantNeedsShouldFactsPoliticalViewsCuttingRepublicanTaxesBenefitsCrisisWealthyHealth Benefits Author:John Podhoretz
“Congress had the opportunity to extend tax relief to working families without increasing the deficit. Instead, we were handed a bill that favors the wealthy and eliminates deductions that benefit the middle class.” OpportunityClassMiddleTaxesBenefitsBillsCongressFavorsReliefMiddle ClassWealthyDeficitDeductions Author:Rick Larsen
“Amazons Jeff Bezos, Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs did not start out wealthy, and actually added to income inequality, but we all benefit from their creative effort.” JobsEffortCreativeBenefitsMarkBillsIncomeInequalityGatesWealthyIncome InequalityZuckerberg Author:Foster Friess
“Put in the superlatives yourselves, I'm running out. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy.” PlayRunningBenefitsWealthyThrillSuperlatives Author:Hristo Stoichkov
“It is a certainty that Herbalife is a pyramid scheme. We believe it's harming a population of low-income, principally Hispanic people in the U.S. to benefit a handful of super wealthy people at the top of the pyramid.” PeopleBelieveBenefitsLowsPopulationIncomeCertaintyWealthySchemesHandfulPyramidsHispanicLow IncomePyramid SchemesHerbalife Author:Bill Ackman
“There's one big difference between me and the others - I won't take every last dime of the surplus and spend it on tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy. I'll use the bulk of the surplus to secure Social Security far into the future to keep our promise to the greatest generation.” UseBigsLastsSocialDifferencesCuttingGenerationsSecurityPromiseTaxesBenefitsSecureWealthySocial SecurityDimesTax CutsSurplusGreatest Generation Author:John McCain
“Money is not a motivating factor. Money doesn't thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being wealthy. I'm just happy with a ball at my feet. My motivation comes from playing the game I love. If I wasn't paid to be a professional footballer I would willingly play for nothing.” IfsPlayMotivationGamesFeetFootballBenefitsBallsPaidFactorsWealthyThrillFootballer Author:Lionel Messi
“Wealthy Americans who benefit hugely from a system rigged in their favor react with hysteria to anyone who points out just how rigged the system is.” BenefitsFavorsWealthyHysteriaRigged Author:Paul Krugman
“What's happening is there's transfer of wealth from the poor and the middle class to the wealthy. This comes about because of the monetary system that we have. When you inflate a currency or destroy a currency, the middle class gets wiped out, so the people who get to use the money first, which is created by the Federal Reserve System, benefit, so the money gravitates to the banks and to Wall Street. That's why you have more billionaires than ever before.” PeopleFirstsUseWealthPoorMoneyClassEconomyStreetsMiddleWallBenefitsHappeningsEconomicsMiddle ClassWealthyCurrencyReservesBillionaireTransfersMonetaryFederal ReserveMonetary System Author:Ron Paul