There is nobody in this country who got rich on their own. Nobody. You built a factory out there - good for you. But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory... Now look. You built a factory and it turned into something terrific or a great idea - God bless! Keep a hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay forward for the next kid who comes along.

Warren is an active consumer protection advocate and her work as a policy advocate led to the conception and establishment of the U. " Warren said that Wall Street CEOs "wrecked our economy and destroyed millions of jobs" and that they "still strut around congress no shame demanding favors and acting like we should thank them. She was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2009 and 2010.

She won the general election on November 6 2012 and is the first female Senator from Massachusetts. She has written a number of academic and popular works and is a frequent subject of media interviews regarding the American economy and personal finance. She was previously a Harvard Law School professor specializing in bankruptcy law.