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Next Page »Grady Booch: Two Billionaires U.S.
on Wednesday, December 1, 2021Grady Booch Money Quote saying 50 years ago there were only a couple of U.S. Billionaires and today there are nearly a thousand. Grady Booch said:
“In 1969, there were two billionaires in the United States: J Paul Getty and Howard Hughes, each worth around $1-1.5 billion. In 2021, there are 724 billionaires in the United States” — Grady Booch
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In 1969, there were two billionaires in the United States: J Paul Getty and Howard Hughes, each worth around $1-1.5 billion.
In 2021, there are 724 billionaires in the United States, a list that includes both you and Elon.
— Grady Booch (@Grady_Booch) November 15, 2021
Robert Reich: Billionaires Taxed
on Thursday, November 4, 2021Robert Reich Money Quote saying Jeff Bezos just saw his net worth increase to over $200 Billion and paid no taxes – why? Robert Reich said:
“Jeff Bezos just became the first person on the Forbes 400 list with a net worth of $200 billion … and we’re still arguing about whether the billionaires need to be taxed” — Robert Reich
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Jeff Bezos just became the first person on the Forbes 400 list with a net worth of $200 billion … and we’re still arguing about whether the billionaires need to be taxed.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 5, 2021
Howard Schultz: Billionaires List
on Saturday, September 25, 2021Howard Schultz Money Quote saying no desire to make the list of richest, but rather focus on personal values. Howard Schultz said:
“I never wanted to be on any billionaires list. I never define myself by net worth. I always try to define myself by my values” — Howard Schultz
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A’Lelia Bundles: Black Net Worth
on Friday, September 17, 2021A’Lelia Bundles Money Quote saying it’s not difficult to find Black Women billionaires, including Oprah and Sheila Johnson. A’Lelia Bundles said:
“I know of at least two black women who are billionaires: Sheila Johnson, who co-founded BET, and Oprah Winfrey. And I know of hundreds of black women whose net worth is over $1 million” — A’Lelia Bundles
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George Takei: Billionaire Mockery
on Tuesday, April 20, 2021George Takei Money Quote saying that when the wealthy can buy campaigns without limits, the idea of every vote counting is destroyed. George Takei said:
“When billionaires can give $50 million, $500 million to a campaign, and there’s no limit, then it makes a mockery of ‘one man, one vote'” — George Takei
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David Sirota: Millions & Billions
on Wednesday, February 10, 2021David Sirota Money Quote saying in twitter commentary that big money was campaigning against giving small amounts to citizens. David Sirota said:
“TV millionaires paid by media billionaires to defend millionaire politicians bankrolled by billionaires as they block thousandaires from receiving hundreds” — David Sirota
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TV millionaires paid by media billionaires to defend millionaire politicians bankrolled by billionaires as they block thousandaires from receiving hundreds https://t.co/L5qHEroAX9
— David Sirota (@davidsirota) February 10, 2021
Bernie Sanders: Wealth Inequality
on Sunday, January 24, 2021Bernie Sanders Money Quote saying the U.S. is rated first in every metric of inequality. Bernie Sanders said:
“Today, the United States is No. 1 in billionaires, No. 1 in corporate profits, No. 1 in CEO salaries, No. 1 in childhood poverty and No. 1 in income and wealth inequality in the industrialized world” — Bernie Sanders
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Robert Reich: Pandemic Economics
on Wednesday, December 23, 2020Robert Reich Money Quote saying If the rich are the only ones getting richer during a devastating pandemic, it shows we need to restructure our financial system. Robert Reich said:
“How can you witness billionaires accumulate $10,000,000,000,000 in wealth during an economically catastrophic pandemic and not conclude that the system needs to fundamentally change?” — Robert Reich
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How can you witness billionaires accumulate $10,000,000,000,000 in wealth during an economically catastrophic pandemic and not conclude that the system needs to fundamentally change?
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 16, 2020