“Debt, weve learned, is the match that lights the fire of every crisis. Every crisis has its own set of villains - pick your favorite: bankers, regulators, central bankers, politicians, overzealous consumers, credit rating agencies - but all require one similar ingredient to create a true crisis: too much leverage.” LightFireToo MuchPoliticianPicksCrisisCreditDebtConsumersAgencyIngredientsVillainBankersRatingYour FavoriteRegulatorsOverzealous Author:Andrew Ross Sorkin
“Barack Obama's vision of America is one in which a President of the United States can fire the head of General Motors, tell banks how to bank, control the medical system and take charge of all sorts of other activities for which neither he nor other politicians have any expertise or experience.” StatesAmericaPresidentUnitedVisionUnited StatesFirePoliticianActivityMedicalBarackMotorExpertiseGeneral Motors Author:Thomas Sowell
“While big corporations make huge, tax-free profits, taxes for the everyday working person skyrocket. While politicians take free trips around the world, those same politicians cut back food stamps for the poor. While politicians increase their salaries, millions of people are being laid off. I do not understand a government so willing to spend millions of dollars on arms, to explore outer space, even the planet Jupiter, and at the same time close down day care centers and fire stations.” PeopleWorldPersonsBigsGovernmentCareSpacePoorMillionsFireCuttingWillingPlanetsHugeArmsPoliticianTaxesIncreaseDollarsEverydayProfitAround The WorldCorporationsStationsStampsSalaryOuter SpaceJupiterFood StampsBig CorporationsDay CareLaid Off Book:Assata: An Autobiography Source: Assata: An Autobiography
“I'm a medical doctor by training. I'm a physician, not a politician. And I'm in this as a mother on fire.” MotherFirePoliticianTrainingDoctorsMedicalPhysiciansMedical Doctor Author:Jill Stein
“I'm a medical doctor by training. I'm a physician, not a politician. And I'm in this as a mother on fire. You could say, very concerned about our younger generation that does not have the jobs they need to get themselves out of the debt that they're in. And have the full weight of the climate crisis exploding on them - on their watch.” NeedsDoeJobsMotherWatchesFireGenerationsPoliticianTrainingConcernedDoctorsWeightCrisisClimateDebtMedicalPhysiciansYounger GenerationExplodingMedical Doctor Author:Jill Stein
“When certain causes become prairie fires, politicians make difficult choices, and often at the expense of someone like Jeremiah Wright and Walter Jenkins. That's the cruel nature of American politics, where the end becomes the consummate objective, and sometimes the means to get there come at a great price.” MeanEndsSometimesCertainChoicesCausesDifficultFirePoliticianObjectivesExpensesAmerican PoliticsPrairieJeremiahDifficult Choices Author:Bill Moyers