Benefits Quote by Henry Paulson

Indeed we do have an entitlement problem: some feel so entitled to power & wealth that they're willing to undermine our economy and our democracy.

— Annabel Park

“Because of the power that we have given money: The government would rather have taxpayers who do not vote, than voters who do not…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

As dismayed as Americans are with the influence of the special interests that finance election campaigns, they've been reluctant to embrace the alternative: taxpayer-financed…

— John Harwood

We don't have to accept an economy that doesn't work just because some people have got rich in the status quo. That is not…

— Winnie Byanyima

I don't think we can have democracies that work where most of the people are not benefiting economically, where most of the people are…

— Joseph Stiglitz

I think that's most unfortunate about our Democratic system, that you're confining it to people who are either very wealthy in their own right…

— Birch Bayh

Democracies are expense-averse and they think in terms of short-term, political interests rather than a long-term interest in stability.

— Samantha Power

Governments that don't need to broaden their tax base have few incentives to respond to the needs of their people.

— Denise Dresser

There are millions receiving government payments who have come to consider them as an earned right, who of course find them inadequate, and who…

— Henry Hazlitt

Western enthusiasm for democracy stops when those opposed to its policies are elected to office.

— Tariq Ali

Instead of taxing rich people, governments borrow from them, and pay them interest for the privilege.

— Doug Henwood

There is a cost for democracy. It is worth the cost when it comes to opening up access for voters.

— Nina Turner