Congressman Quote by Lawrence Lessig

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

In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest. That's bad news…

— Al Franken

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

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

Congress can raise taxes because it can persuade a sizable fraction of the populace that somebody else will pay

— Milton Friedman

Inequality also distorts our democracy. It gives an outsized voice to the few who can afford high-priced lobbyists and unlimited campaign contributions, and runs…

— Barack Obama

here are economies like China's economy where it's less than a tenth [of a percent] today, although it is growing, is quite small, because…

— Bill Gates

“In proportion as the mass of citizens who possess political rights increases, and the number of elected ruler’s increases, the actual power is concentrated…

— Paul Lafargue

On inequality, I contend that far too much of the nation's wealth and income is gravitating to too few. This undermines the democracy we…

— James Stone

High levels of economic inequality lead to imbalances in political power, as those at the top use their economic weight to shape our politics…

— Joseph Stiglitz

Those who control the wealth of this society have an influence over political life far in excess of their number.

— Michael Pare

An elite group of less than a billion people now take more than 80 per cent of the world's wealth.

— John Pilger