Democracy Quote by Bill Maher

The rich don't win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But they all…

— Larry King

This is what oligarchy looks like: Today, the top one-tenth of 1 percent owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent. The…

— Bernie Sanders

In the United States 95% of the people who win elections have the most money. That's it. So, money is a big part of…

— George Clooney

This is a very important issue that the corporate media chooses not to talk about a whole lot, that we have an economic system…

— Bernie Sanders

“Today, the richest 8% earn half of all the world’s income,24 and the richest 1% own more than half of all wealth.25 The poorest…

— Rutger Bregman

Here's an interesting figure: 43 percent of the incoming congressional freshmen are millionaires. The other 57 percent are Democrats.

— Jay Leno

Most of the time in America, we're surrounded by oppressive inequality such that the wealthiest 1 percent collectively own substantially more than the bottom…

— Nicholas Kristof

The upper 1 percent, the people down on Wall Street, the corporate executives, they're the people that control this economy.

— Michael Moore

1% of the population has all the money and the other 99% have nothing.

— Ron Perlman

Today, the top one-tenth of 1% owns nearly as much wealth as the bottom 90%. The economic game is rigged, and this level of…

— Bernie Sanders

The top 1 percent have the best houses, the best educations, the best doctors, and the best lifestyles, but there is one thing that…

— Joseph Stiglitz

The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics - just as inequality has been a…

— Eric Alterman