Class Quote by Charles Koch

We work harder and we earn less. Income inequality is at the highest point in over a century. While American capitalism never guaranteed success,…

— Mario Cuomo

We're living through an era of higher income inequality than the country has experienced since before the Great Depression. Meanwhile, most people are running…

— Sasha Abramsky

Nothing disturbs me more than the downward trend of productivity in our nation today. The consequences of a decrease in productivity are a diminished…

— Robert S. Strauss

There has been a noticeable decline in the labor factor in all wealthy countries in the past 20 years. The rich are getting richer,…

— Kenneth Rogoff

Along with the rise of inequality, the slowdown in productivity growth, and the shrinking of the middle class, the spiraling cost of living has…

— Annie Lowrey

Unemployment is low, incomes are up, poverty is down - and that's going to be a lasting change.

— Barack Obama

Today we hear that the gains from economic growth accrue to the highest-income earners while the standard of living of the poor and middle…

— Kevin Hassett

For 40 years, the American middle class has been disappearing. Millions of people are working longer hours for lower wages despite a huge increase…

— Lindsey Graham

And wages - we'll see the end of this decline we're having. The median income in America is down 10% in just the last…

— Mitt Romney

Most of the productivity gains appear to go to the top 1 percent. Most people don't have enough income and as a result, they…

— Philip Kotler

If we assume that the purpose of the economy is to serve and improve the welfare of the entire body of citizens, the U.S.…

— Edward S. Herman

The difference between rich and poor is becoming more extreme, and as income inequality widens the wealth gap in major nations, education, health and…

— Helene D. Gayle