“Ten years ago U.S. defence investment represented almost half of all defence expenditure in the whole alliance. Today it is 75%. This increasing economic gap may also lead to an increasing technology gap which will almost hamper the inter-operability between our forces.” YearsMayWholeTodayForceHalfTechnologyEconomicTenYears AgoInvestmentGapsDefenceAlliancesExpendituresHamper Author:Anders Fogh Rasmussen
“We cannot continue to have an excellence gap with the rest of the world and intend to remain the [economic superpower] and [military superpower] of the planet. That's just not going to happen. We're in a position where unless we take action, we'll end up being the [France] of the 21st century: a lot of talk, but not a lot of strength behind it in terms of economic capability.” WorldEndsHappensActionTermBehindsEconomicCenturyMilitaryPositionPlanetsExcellenceFranceGapsCapability21st CenturySuperpower Author:Mitt Romney
“Prior to 1940, the affluent and the middle class began to converge, but after 1979, the economic gap between the middle class and affluent widened significantly.” ClassEconomicMiddleMiddle ClassGapsAffluent Author:William Julius Wilson
“We are living in an historic moment. We are each called to take part in a great transformation. Our survival as a species is threatened by global warming, economic meltdown, and an ever-increasing gap between rich and poor. Yet these threats offer an opportunity to awaken as an interconnected and beloved community.” MomentsOpportunityCommunityPoorRichEconomicOffersSurvivalTransformationThreatSpeciesBelovedGlobal WarmingGapsThreatenedHistoricRich And PoorInterconnectedMeltdownsBeloved Community Author:Desmond Tutu
“The American people must make a fundamental decision. Do we continue the 40-year decline of our middle class and the growing gap between the very rich and everyone else, or do we fight for a progressive economic agenda that creates jobs, raises wages, protects the environment and provides health care for all?” PeopleYearsCareJobsFightingDecisionClassRichEnvironmentGrowingEconomicMiddleProtectRaisesFundamentalsHealth CareMiddle ClassAgendasGapsProgressiveDeclineWagesProtect The Environment Author:Bernie Sanders
“Nothing is more destructive than the gap between people's perceptions of their own day-to-day economic well-being and what politicians and statisticians are telling them about the economy” PeopleWellsEconomyEconomicPoliticianPerceptionWell BeingDestructiveGapsDay To DayStatistician Author:Nicolas Sarkozy
“If we don't rebuild that connection with people we will really find even bigger gaps, because our gap on inequality is not just economic.” PeopleIfsEconomicConnectionsBiggerInequalityGaps Author:Hillary Clinton