Ted Deutch: Wealthy Speech Isn’t Free

Ted Deutch Money Quote saying Citizens United Supreme Court decision allows wealthy and corporations to amplify their speech and makes speech unequal for citizens – so it must be overturned. Ted Deutch said:

Free speech isn’t free if only the wealthy can afford it
– Ted Deutch

Free speech isn't free if only the wealthy can afford it. I intro'd #DemocracyForAll to overturn Citizens United and restore accountability. pic.twitter.com/kcPHwIgcyc

— Rep. Ted Deutch (@RepTedDeutch) June 16, 2017

Bernie Sanders: Big Pharma Drug Prices

Bernie Sanders Money Quote saying Drug companies charge too much for life-saving medication and many ill people who need it can’t afford medication. Bernie Sanders said:

While Americans are suffering and dying because they cannot afford the medications they need, the 10 highest-paid chief executives in the pharmaceutical industry collectively made $327 million in 2015. These executives get richer while Americans die
— Bernie Sanders

Jon Stewart: Benefit Rich Forever Good

Jon Stewart Money Quote saying the political divide has stark differences between policies for rich and poor, deciding whether they are good or bad, worthy or dangerous, all dependent on party affiliation. Jon Stewart said:

If it’s a policy that benefits the rich, then it doesn’t have to be paid for, should last forever and is good for America, But if it benefits the poor, we can’t afford it, should end it as soon as possible and it will destroy our nation from within
— Jon Stewart

Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Can’t Afford Poor

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Money Quote saying that being poor means our desires are bigger than our current income. Jean-Jacques Rousseau said:

Every time we seek something that we can’t afford, we can be counted as poor, how much money we may actually have
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Samuel Johnson: Negligence Affords Poverty

Samuel Johnson Money Quote saying the attitude of negligence is a sure attraction to poverty for one who believes they have the luxury of being neglectful. Samuel Johnson said:

He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far from being poor
— Samuel Johnson

Ellen Goodman: Job for Car & House

Ellen Goodman Money Quotation saying We work in order to be able to afford all our possesions required to work. Ellen Goodman said:

Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
— Ellen Goodman

Henry David Thoreau: Afford to Let Alone

Henry David Thoreau Money Quotation saying riches are a matter of perception measuring the value of those things you don’t need. Henry David Thoreau said:

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone
— Henry David Thoreau

Mark Twain: Affording Speculation

Funny Money Quotes – Speculation should be out of the question and should never be considered as an option, even if you think you can afford it. Mark Twain said:

There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: when he can’t afford it, and when he can

— Mark Twain