“70 to 80 percent of country economy is controlled by the Bolivian state, and the other percentage by the private sector. We admit that it's legal, constitutional, that the private sector is entitled to its own economy, but to ensure these profound changes that clearly this government is promoting, including profound changes in the food industry, what we are doing is an important step.” ImportantCountryStatesGovernmentStepsEconomyIndustryPercentProfoundIncludingControlledEntitledPromotingPercentagesPrivate SectorFood Industry Author:Evo Morales
“Private sector unionization is down to practically seven percent. Meanwhile the public sector unions have kind of sustained themselves [even] under attack, but in the last few years, there's been a sharp [increase in the] attack on public sector unions, which Barack Obama has participated in, in fact. When you freeze salaries of federal workers, that's equivalent to taxing public sector people.” PeopleYearsKindFactsLastsPercentIncreaseUnionsSevenWorkersBarackSalaryFreezePrivate SectorPublic Sector Author:Noam Chomsky
“I think in the '50s, the percentage of Americans employed by the private sector who were in unions was above 30 percent. And now it's in the single digits, so it plummeted. And with the plummeting of unions came the weakening of an organized working-class voice in politics.” ThinkingVoiceClassPercentUnionsOrganizedWorking ClassEmployedPercentagesPrivate SectorWeakening Author:George Packer
“We're still fighting to make sure that basic anti-discrimination laws are enforced, not just at the federal level, by the way, but throughout government and throughout the private sector? And those are fights that we can win because - and this is where I do believe America has changed - the majority, not by any means 100 percent, but the majority of Americans believe in the idea of nondiscrimination.” WayBelieveMeanStillsIdeasGovernmentAmericaLawFightingWinningLevelsChangedPercentMajorityDiscriminationPrivate SectorAnti Discrimination Author:Barack Obama
“Careful economic research has shown public-sector workers receive a level of compensation, pension benefits, and retiree health coverage in excess of what comparable workers in the private sector enjoy. In some instances, the total premium can be 30 percent or higher.” EnjoyLevelsEconomicHigherBenefitsResearchPercentWorkersCarefulInstanceExcessCompensationCoveragePrivate SectorPensionPremiumPublic SectorHealth Coverage Author:Bob Beauprez
“I would cap the amount of federal government can spend at 20 percent of the economy. Bring it back to 20 percent or lower. And say, we are not going to spend above that level. Democrats, they want to raise your taxes and spend more and more and turn us into an economy which is no longer driven by the private sector.” WantGovernmentTurnsLevelsEconomyAmountTaxesPercentRaisesDemocratDrivenFederal GovernmentCapsPrivate Sector Author:Mitt Romney