#wealthy

Part of the problem is voters know relatively little about Romney. And some of what they know about him complicates his task: Romney has a history of flip-flopping on issues, he's extraordinarily wealthy, and he can be tone-deaf about what moves voters. He just doesn't seem comfortable in his skin. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#comfortable #complicates #extraordinarily #him #his

The conspicuously wealthy turn up urging the character building values of the privation of the poor. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#character #conspicuously #poor #privation #turn

I was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, the youngest of four girls, including my oldest sister, Lisa, who has special needs. My mom was a special education teacher, and my dad worked on the Army base. We weren't wealthy, but we were determined to succeed. ↗

— Eva Longoria

#base #born #corpus #dad #determined

The wealthy have never liked to pay for the labor that enriches them. Ever since slavery was eliminated, they have been trying to keep it as close to slavery as they can without violating the slave laws. ↗

— Michael Moore

#close #eliminated #enriches #ever #keep

We pass bills authorizing improvements and grants. But when it comes time to pay for these programs, we'd rather put the country's money toward tax breaks for the wealthy than for police officers who are protecting our communities. ↗

— David E. Price

#bills #breaks #comes #communities #country

The President is destroying the fabric of America with a combined policy of war, tax cuts for the wealthy, and reductions in spending for domestic needs. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#combined #cuts #destroying #domestic #fabric

Some of the greatest social reformers of our time were wealthy. ↗

— Jerry Rubin

#our #our time #reformers #social #some

The real reason to oppose increasing tax rates on the wealthy is that it's a good bet they could do more to help the economy if they keep their money rather than have their earnings confiscated by the government and spent on another round of stimulus. ↗

— Terry Savage

#bet #confiscated #could #earnings #economy

Wealthy men can't live in an island that is encircled by poverty. We all breathe the same air. We must give a chance to everyone, at least a basic chance. ↗

— Ayrton Senna

#basic #breathe #chance #everyone #give