“If everyone in America agreed that 80 percent of their contributions for House, Senate, and president could only come from people making contributions of $100 or less, we'd have a pretty darn good system. The influence of money would be gone.” PeopleIfsWould BeAmericaHousePresidentGoneInfluencePercentContributionSenate Author:Brian Williams
“Lithuania is a small country, so our contribution would not be that large. We are not afraid of our responsibility. We receive 25 percent of our national budget from the European Union. We understand the value of solidarity.” CountryValuesResponsibilityPercentUnionsBudgetsContributionNot AfraidSolidarityEuropean UnionSmall CountriesLithuania Author:Dalia Grybauskaite
“This is what oligarchy looks like: Today, the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent. The top one-hundredth of 1 percent makes more than 40 percent of all campaign contributions. The billionaire class owns the political system and reaps the benefits from it.” LooksTodayPoliticalWealthClassBenefitsPercentBottomCampaignsContributionReapBillionairePolitical SystemsOligarchyCampaign Contributions Author:Bernie Sanders
“What does a political revolution look like? It means that 80 percent of the people vote in national elections, not 40 percent. It means that billionaires can't make unlimited campaign contributions and buy and sell politicians. It means that the U.S. government represents the needs of all the people, not just the 1 percent and their lobbyists.” PeopleNeedsLooksMeanDoeGovernmentPoliticalRevolutionPoliticianPercentVoteElectionSellsCampaignsContributionUnlimitedBillionaireLobbyistsPolitical RevolutionCampaign Contributions Author:Bernie Sanders
“President Lyndon Johnson's administration was known for his War on Poverty. President Obama's will become notable for his War on Prosperity. We're speaking, of course, of Obama's plans to hike income taxes on the most wealthy 2 or 3 percent of the nation. He's not just raising the top rate to 39.6 percent; he's also disallowing about one-third of top earner's deductions, whether for state and local taxes, charitable contributions or mortgage interest. This is an effective hike in their taxes by an average of about 20 percent.” WarStatesCoursesNationsPresidentInterestKnownPovertyPlansTaxesPercentThirdsRateAverageProsperityIncomeLocalsAdministrationContributionWealthyPresident ObamaJohnsonNotableMortgageIncome TaxCharitableDeductionsWar On PovertyPresident Lyndon Johnson Author:Dick Morris
“If your company matches your 401(k) contribution, then no matter what, contribute to your 401(k) first. You put in a dollar, they put in 50 cents. It's an automatic 50 percent return on your money. You can't pass that up. I'd rather have the 50 percent than pay 32 percent interest on a credit card.” IfsFirstsMatterInterestPayCompanyReturnPercentNo Matter WhatDollarsCreditCardsContributionCentsCredit Card Author:Suze Orman
“The technology is available to us today to begin the transition to 100 percent renewable energy. What is keeping us from making that transition is nothing more than misinformation, a lack of knowledge by most people of what is available, and an unwillingness on the part of many of our politicians for either ideological slavishness or something more self-serving, like major campaign contributions from the oil and gas corporations or from utilities who enjoy the monopoly they have on our energy systems.” PeopleSelfTodayEnergyEnjoyTechnologyPoliticianMajorsPercentAvailableOilCampaignsCorporationsContributionGasServingTransitionMonopolyUtilityIdeologicalRenewable EnergyMisinformationSelf ServingOil And GasLack Of KnowledgeCampaign Contributions Author:Mark Ruffalo
“Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent of Americans pulling the strings.” IndividualPercentCampaignsCorporationsContributionStringsUsualPullingBrakeCampaign Contributions Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“As a member of the Mormon church, Romney is instructed to tithe 10 percent of his income. That's in keeping with most charitable giving: Religious institutions get about one-third of all contributions, according to 'The American' magazine.” GivingChurchReligiousMembersPercentThirdsInstitutionsIncomeMagazinesContributionRomneyCharitableTitheCharitable Giving Author:John Podhoretz