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Next Page »Geoff Mulgan: Unequal Philanthropy
on Friday, April 2, 2021Geoff Mulgan Money Quote saying some extra wealthy folks have decided that they would rather not die before giving away their fortune. Geoff Mulgan said:
“It’s an irony that growing inequality could mean more money for philanthropy. In the US, quite a few of the ultra-rich have taken to heart the 19th century industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie’s comment that it’s a disgrace to die wealthy” — Geoff Mulgan
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Thomas Carlyle: Fortunes Inequality
on Monday, August 17, 2020Thomas Carlyle Money Quote saying that someone hungry for a job who can’t find one is true inequality. Thomas Carlyle said:
“A man willing to work and unable to find work is perhaps the saddest sight that fortunes inequality exhibits under this sun” — Thomas Carlyle
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Winnie Byanyima: Obscene Wealth, So Few
on Wednesday, January 25, 2017Winnie Byanyima Money Quote saying in an Oxfam report that just eight men have more wealth than those in poverty representing half the worlds population. Winnie Byanyima said:
“It is obscene for so much wealth to be in the hands of so few people when 1 in 10 people live on less than $2 a day, Inequality is trapping hundreds of millions in poverty; it is fracturing our societies and undermining democracy” — Winnie Byanyima
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Hillary Clinton: Inequality Supreme Court
on Saturday, April 30, 2016Hillary Clinton Money Quote saying Supreme Court in Citizen’s United decision gives more power and influence to those with riches via Super PACs. Hillary Clinton said:
“Inequality between working Americans and those at the top is starker than ever, the Supreme Court has given the wealthiest Americans even greater power to affect what happens in our democracy” — Hillary Clinton
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Sharan Burrow: Economic Inequality Design
on Tuesday, February 9, 2016Sharan Burrow Money Quotation saying we build businesses on an unequal foundation out of selfishness. Sharan Burrow said:
“Our current economic model is inequality by design” — Sharan Burrow
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Winnie Byanyima: Inequality is Dangerous
on Wednesday, December 9, 2015Winnie Byanyima Money Quotation saying wealth inequality is bad for both governments and growth of business leaving needs of voiceless and interests of ordinary people unmet. Winnie Byanyima said:
“The message is that rising inequality is dangerous. It’s bad for growth and it’s bad for governance. We see a concentration of wealth capturing power and leaving ordinary people voiceless and their interests uncared for” — Winnie Byanyima
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Winnie Byanyima: Staggering Inequality
on Tuesday, December 8, 2015Oxfam executive director Winnie Byanyima Money Quotation saying Wealth inequality continues to grow at an increasing pace, even though it is at unfathomable levels already. Winnie Byanyima said:
“The scale of global inequality is quite simply staggering and despite the issues shooting up the global agenda, the gap between the richest and the rest is widening fast” — Winnie Byanyima
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Angus Deaton: Inequality Serious Threat
on Saturday, October 17, 2015Angus Deaton Money Quotation saying wealth inequality has a serious downside of threatening the well-being of everyone. Angus Deaton said:
“I think inequality has gone past the point where it’s helping us all get rich, and it’s really becoming a serious threat” — Angus Deaton
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