“I'd much rather be part of a society which greatly honors and respects people who are altruists and who are effective in their altruism, than one that either admires people because they're, you know, celebrity movie stars or because they're super wealthy just no matter what they do with their wealth because I think we ought to try to encourage more people to act in that way.” PeopleThinkingTryingWealthHonorAdmireWealthyAltruismMovie StarRespect People Author:Peter Singer
“There is too much economic growth not happening that needs to be jump-started. There are too many jobs to be created, and there's too much wealth waiting to be created. If that got going, there'd be no stopping Trump; I don't care what the Democrats think they've got on any of this collusion with the Russians 'cause there's nothing there.” ThinkingCareWaitingGrowthWealthEconomicDemocratEconomic Growth Author:Rush Limbaugh
“If there are no victims in the U.S, then there no need to redistribute wealth. Right? So that needs to be repealed. If there are no victims, there's no need to confer legal status on 1.2 million illegal immigrants. If there are no victims, then the entire justification for liberalism ceases to exist. This is how far Barack Obama is willing to go. Nobody else but me is gonna think of this, but he's undercutting his own philosophical beliefs in order to put words in Mitt Romney's mouth.” ThinkingBeliefWealthPhilosophicalVictimBarackLiberalismJustification Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I think if you do have democracy it would transform the world because if the millions of people who die live on a dollar a day, had the vote, they would redistribute the wealth of the world, and the people at the top are not prepared to see that happen.” PeopleThinkingWorldWealthDemocracyVote Author:Tony Benn
“I think there are probably too many hedge fund managers in the world, as well as active fund managers. The hedge fund industry is very efficient. We see a lot of hedge funds open and a lot close. It's very binary. You either succeed or fail in the hedge fund world. If you succeed, the amount the managers make it beyond most people's wildest dreams of wealth.” ThinkingWorldDreamWealthFailingSucceedFundBinary Author:Martin Gilbert
“I think we'll start defining wealth and success differently and develop new approaches to consumption. Things that have always signified wealth and security - home ownership, new cars, luxury goods - have become a burden for many people and will be replaced by more experiential consumption like travel and recreation, self-improvement, and so on. By divesting themselves of certain big-ticket possessions that have been keeping them tied down, people will gain a new freedom to live more meaningful lives. Changes in consumption and lifestyle are key to Great Resets.” PeopleThinkingHomeWealthSecurityCarPossessionBurdenMeaningfulLifestyleLife ChangingOwnershipReplacedMeaningful LifeNew Car Author:Richard Florida
“When you think of everything in terms of just money, then almost nothing is enough. I mean, how much money is enough? Because it's hard to translate money into goods. And I think people, once, I think there's a lot things can believe, and once they start thinking about wealth in terms of money, they lose the idea of enough-ness.” PeopleThinkingBelieveMeanEnoughTermWealthTranslate Author:Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky
“If we understand the dangers of materialism, it will help liberate us to experience the joys of Christ-centered stewardship. Jesus speaks of the "deceitfulness of wealth" . The psalmist warns, "Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them" . The dangers of materialism are far-reaching. We should not think that we're immune to the value-changing nature of wealth.” ThinkingHeartHelpingJoyJesusSpeakWealthDangerMaterialismStewardship Author:Randy Alcorn
“When you think of policies that are going to address inequality of wealth, you have to be very thoughtful about what economists call "incidence of taxes." If most of the savings is being done by capitalists, and you tax the return on capital, then they will have less to invest. That would mean, over the long run, that the rate of interest would go up. That would therefore undo some of the intent to lower the income of capitalists.” ThinkingMeanLongDoneRunningInterestWealthPolicyTaxesRateInequalityThoughtfulCapitalistEconomist Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“The 80s and 90s were the beginning of the hollowing out of the American little democracy. It started with Reagan and went to Bill NAFTA Clinton! Hey, but who's paying attention to history!? What's stunning is how many people think Trump is the beginning of fascism. He's the result of many, many years of corporate plunder and spineless Democrats and greedy, racist Republicans. The concentration of wealth, the monopolized media, basically a march toward a fractured Republic. We are broken!” PeopleThinkingWealthAttentionDemocracyBrokenRepublicanClintonDemocratPay AttentionConcentrationRacistMarchFascismGreedyStunning Author:Eddie Pepitone
“I do think that some of my songs, like Take a Minute, are like the train between the two worlds. It starts out with the question of "how did Gandhi ever withstand the hunger strikes and all / he didn't do it to gain power or money as I recall," and its sweep reaches all the way to this part of the world. I think maybe I'm a translator, because I lived in both worlds and truly understand them. I understand the discontent that comes from not having. But I also understand the anxiety that comes from wealth and convenience.” ThinkingWorldSongWealthAnxietyTrainHungerDiscontentTranslators Author:K'naan
“There is this fashionable progressive notion that everything is so completely political that the idea we could have some sort of neutral legal process is practically utopian - because we all know that the more money you have, the more rights you can exercise in this society. But I don't think that you deal with income inequality by limiting the First Amendment rights of affluent people. I'd rather see people screw around with the tax code to redistribute wealth a little bit than screw around with the First Amendment.” PeopleThinkingPoliticalWealthExerciseTaxesInequalityCodeProgressiveFirst AmendmentFashionableUtopian Author:Wendy Kaminer
“I'm thinking of a legacy that I can be proud of and wealth that my grandchildren can use to go to college. So world domination - in terms of providing for my family - is absolutely my goal.” ThinkingWorldI CanUseGoalTermWealthCollegeProudMy FamilyLegacyProvidingBe ProudGrandchildrenDominationMy GrandchildrenWorld Domination Author:Nicki Minaj
“I think it's child abuse to have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth and fame and power at the cost of well-being. In the case of a child, it's at the cost of someone's natural development. It's already hard enough to develop.” ThinkingWellsChildrenHardEnoughEyeYoungValuesNaturalWealthCasesDevelopmentCostFameAbuseProsperityWell BeingChild AbusePublic Eye Author:Alanis Morissette
“I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.” ThinkingWealthMoneyPowerfulStupidProsperitySpreadRacistDumb ThingsRedistribution Of Wealth Author:Barack Obama