“I vote Democrat because I believe oil companies profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene, but the government taxing the same gallon at 15% isn't.” BelieveGovernmentI BelieveCompanyVoteDemocratProfitOilVotingGasObsceneGallonsOil Companies Author:David Letterman
“Monopolistic capitalism is to blame for this; it sunders the right to own property from responsibility that owning property involves. Those who own only a few stocks have no practical control of any industry. They vote by postcard proxy, but they have rarely even seen "their" company. The two elements which ought to be inextricably joined in any true conception of private property - ownership and responsibility - are separated. Those who own do not manage; those who manage; those who manage and work do not control or own.” TwoWisdomPoliticsResponsibilityCompanyEconomyIndustryOughtElementsCapitalismVoteBlamePropertyPracticalsManageLiberalismConceptionOwnershipPrivate PropertyPostcardsProxyProperty Ownership Author:Fulton J. Sheen
“Most of the men and women who vote in Congress each year to continue subsidies have taken campaign donations from big energy companies.” MenYearsBigsEnergyCompanyTakenHe ManMen And WomenVoteCongressCampaignsDonationSubsidies Author:Bill McKibben
“We wield an enormous influence over the world through how we choose to vote and what we choose to buy. Again, it's the power of numbers. If voters hold their leaders responsible for doing something about global warming, it will get done. If most people refuse to buy products from companies that, for example, wrap products in more plastic than necessary, pretty soon the plastic wrapping will stop.” PeopleIfsWorldDoneNumbersCompanyLeaderInfluenceExampleProductsVoteResponsibleRefuseEnormousGlobal WarmingVotersPlasticWrapsWrapping Book:Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming Source: Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming
“When you have the Chief of Staff of the Republican National Committee and the political director of the Romney campaign, and their two companies get $150 million at the end of the campaign for the 'fantastic' get-out-the-vote program... some of this borders on RICO violations.” TwoEndsPoliticalCompanyMillionsRepublicanDirectorsProgramVoteCampaignsChiefsFantasticBordersStaffCommitteesRomneyViolationRicoChief Of Staff Author:Patrick Caddell