We are all used to paying a sales tax when we buy things - almost 9 percent here in New York City. The application of this concept to the financial sector could solve our need for revenue, bring some sanity… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
In nations where the voices of intolerance are most visible and momentarily powerful, it is in our long run interests to remain firm in our clear articulation that the use of violence in response to speech is to be condemned. — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
The pace of global warming is accelerating and the scale of the impact is devastating. The time for action is limited - we are… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
Some say that I should settle down, go slower and not push so hard, so quickly for such transformational change. To them, I say… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
Shareholders have the right and obligation to set the parameters of corporate behavior within which management pursues profit. — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
The world has conducted a massive macro-economic experiment since the cataclysm of 2008. In Europe, the fans of austerity have had their chance, and… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
Any reasonable economist will tell you that it's nearly impossible to isolate the impact of right-to-work laws on a state's job growth. A multitude… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
The Chautauqua Institution is truly a national treasure. It is a place for contemplation and a place for reflection, a place where platitudes and… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
From those to whom much is given, much is expected. I have been given much - the love of my family, the faith and… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
Why does it have to be politics? Is there a dynamism to that world and a theoretical capacity to do things that draws many… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
The reality of split government puts a premium on creativity within the administration. President Obama needs to put the right people in charge of… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
I view Al Jazeera as a very serious journalistic outfit. They have proven to observers around the world that they are serious and objective.… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
