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“Establishing a 0.03 percent Wall Street speculation fee, similar to what we had from 1914-1966, would dampen the dangerous level of speculation and gambling on Wall Street, encourage the financial sector to invest in the productive economy and reduce the deficit by more than $350 billion over 10 years.”

Years Levels Economy Streets Dangerous Wall Percent Financial Billions Productive Gambling Speculation Deficit Fees

Author:Bernie Sanders

“Nearly one billion women and men, a third of the world's workforce, are either unemployed or unable to earn enough to keep themselves out of extreme poverty. There are 100 million new entrants into the labour market each year. Up to 90 percent in some regions are in the informal economy. 180 million kids are engaged in the worst forms of child labour. Put it all together and it is not only morally unacceptable, but politically dangerous”

“Roughly two billion people participate in the money economy, with less than half of those living in the wealthy countries of the developed world. These affluent 800 million, however, account for more than 75 percent of the world's energy and resource consumption, and also create the bulk of its industrial, toxic, and consumer waste.”

People World Two Country Energy Half Millions Economy Waste Percent Resources Accounts Billions Consumers Wealthy Toxic Consumption Consumerism Overconsumption Affluent

Author:Stuart L. Hart

“Finally we got some good news about the economy. Barack Obama got $800 billion to rescue the economy. All I can say is, 'Thank you, Oprah.'”

I Can Economy News Billions Barack Rescue Good News

Author:David Letterman

“Here is an educational bombshell: Take from all of today's industrial nations all their industrial machinery and all their energy-distributing networks, and leave them all their ideologies, all their political leaders, and all their political organizations, and I can tell you that within six months, two billion people will die of starvation, having gone through great pain and deprivation along the way.”

“And our size: The company this year is going to be close to $50 billion, so if that's the case and you can continue to grow that fast, I would rather put my energies to solving customer problems and growing our business than worrying about integrating and laying people off.”

People Ifs Years Problem Energy Grows Company Cases Worry Economy Growing Size Customers Billions Integrating

Author:Kevin B. Rollins

“We aren't leveraging this great economic engine, the strongest economy in the world. And yet we have this totally weak response. We import $500 billion a year more in products than we export.”

World Years Economy Economic Products Weak Response Billions Strongest Engines Imports

Author:Jennifer Granholm

“Great parts of our economy are directly dependent upon women having a weak self-concept. A multi-billion dollar fashion-cosmetic industry testifies to the validity of this approach. A woman who does not know who she is can be sold anything.”

Knows Doe Self Economy Fashion Industry Confidence Approach Concepts Weak Dollars Billions Dependent Validity Cosmetics Self Concept

Book:I'm Running Away from Home, But I'm Not Allowed to Cross the Street: A Primer of Women's Liberation

Source: I'm Running Away from Home, But I'm Not Allowed to Cross the Street: A Primer of Women's Liberation

“The annual cost of cybercrime to the global economy is more than $4 billion”

Economy Cost Billions Annuals Global Economy Cybercrime

Author:Mark Rutte

“Do you realize that if we could increase just by 50 percent the number of adults who have a college degree, it would add $5 billion to the economy and it would result in a net income to the state of Arkansas of $340 million a year?”

Ifs Years States Realizing Results Numbers Millions Economy College Degrees Percent Adults Increase Add Billions Income Arkansas College Degree

Author:Mike Huckabee

“I have serious concerns about whether it's prudent to give any foreign country substantial leverage over the U.S. economy. Instead of spending $80 billion on important programs here at home, we're sending this money overseas just to pay interest on our debt.”

Giving Important Country Home Interest Pay Economy Serious Concern Program Debt Spending Billions Prudent Foreign Countries

Author:Tim Johnson

“I think there's definitely billions and billions in waste, fraud and abuse. There's billions that can be generated in the economy by eliminating the bureaucracy.”

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Author:Sean Hannity

“In the past, destruction of your neighbour might have been considered a victory, but today we are all interdependent. We live in a global economy; we face problems like climate change that affect us all. The 7 billion human beings alive today belong to one human family. In the context that others' interests are in our interest and our interest is in their interest, the use of force is self-destructive.”