American Quote by Paul Craig Roberts

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

Increasingly, Americans don't own America.

— Marcy Kaptur

Most Americans don't know enough about basic economics to fill out one fortune cookie.

— Neal Boortz

We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.

— Thomas Jefferson

Of course, the economy has not been working for most Americans. Yes, of course, we have special interests that are unfortunately doing too much…

— Hillary Clinton

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

— Ron Perlman

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

Americans are about to discover that their system is more vulnerable than they thought. There's a lot of complacency in American politics, there's a…

— David Frum

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

— Michael Moore

And yet, there are still people in American politics who, for some reason, cling to this belief that America is better off adopting the…

— Marco Rubio

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

Seven out of 10 Americans, they do not like the direction our country is going. Many of our fellow citizens feel alienated and have…

— Paul Ryan