Posts Tagged ‘marketplace’
Stephen Breyer: Money Calls the Tune
on Saturday, June 24, 2017Stephen Breyer Money Quote saying in his desent to McCutcheon v. Fed. Election Commission that nothing can be heard from voters if corporations and the wealthy speak louder with their political music of money. Stephen Breyer said:
Where enough money calls the tune, the general public will not be heard. Insofar as corruption cuts the link between political thought and political action, a free marketplace of political ideas loses its point
— Stephen Breyer
Steve Israel: Shark Tank Democracy
on Sunday, January 10, 2016Steve Israel Money Quotation saying as New York Congessman finishing final term that money from the wealthy fueling campaign finance has destroyed politics. Steve Israel said:
This isn’t ‘Shark Tank’ This is your democracy. But as the bidding grows higher, your voice gets lower. You’re simply priced out of the marketplace of ideas. That is, unless you are one of the ultra wealthy
— Steve Israel
Jack Weatherford: Cash in Relationships
on Thursday, September 8, 2011Jack Weatherford Money Quotation saying there is no denying that money strongly affects all interpersonal interaction and human social connections. Jack Weatherford said:
Money defines relationships among people, not just between customer and merchant in the marketplace or employer and laborer in the workplace
— Jack Weatherford