“Well, you can do whatever you want, but just don’t call it inequality. Put the word poverty there. Because we have many rich people on our board, and when they see the word poverty that makes them feel good, because [it means] they’re really nice people who care about the poor. When they see the word inequality it makes them upset, because [it means] you want to take money from them.” PeopleMeanCarePoorPovertyRichNiceFeel GoodInequalityUpsetRich PeopleReally NiceNice People Author:Branko Milanovic
“Poverty is an anomaly to rich people; it is very difficult to make out why people who want dinner do not ring the bell.” PeopleWantDifficultWealthPovertyRichDinnerRingsInequalityBellsRich PeopleMake OutAnomalies Book:Literary studies Source: Literary studies
“I mean, you just go down the line, and with any of these issues, it's about rich people staying rich. And using poverty as a weapon against people. That's what we see every day. And I'm not an economist, so I can't speak to the nuances of it, but just common sense tells me the whole thing is corrupt.” PeopleMeanSpeakCommonPovertyRichCommon SenseEconomistRich People Author:Conor Oberst
“The main message of Climate Revolution is that climate change is caused by the rotten financial system we've got, designed to create poverty and rip off any profits for a small amount of rich people. Meanwhile, it destroys the earth.” PeopleEarthPovertyRichRevolutionAmountMessagesClimateClimate ChangeFinancialProfitRipRottenRich PeopleSmall AmountsFinancial System Author:Vivienne Westwood