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Many journalists rely for expert quotes on a dozen well-financed nonprofits that exist in Washington to promote policies that primarily benefit their rich donors.
Perfectly Legal (2005)
Rather than building the economy for all of us, we are mining the bottom to benefit the top.
David Cay Johnston: The Perils Of Our Growing Inequality (2014)
Are you better off than you were in 1980?
David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)
The practice of spending money we don't have inherently, in the long run, has to make you less wealthy, unless you're spending it for things that add value to your society.
David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)
Brasil, Mexico, and Russia. ...They all have growing, and seemingly intractable, poverty at the bottom.
Free Lunch (2007)
From 1945 to 1980 we had a bipartisan consensus in this country about nurturing and developing the middle class.
David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)
No serious coverage of taxes is possible without reading the journal Tax Notes published by Tax Analysts, a nonprofit enterprise whose beneficiaries include reporters.
Perfectly Legal (2005)
For... the political donor class, the system is being remade to serve their interests while disguising the changes as benefits for every American.
Perfectly Legal (2005)
We last had a balanced budget under Richard Nixon.
David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)
Since the imperfect rules of the marketplace actually reward dangerous risk taking, the only thing that could prevent this lethal gamble is effective government regulation.
Free Lunch (2007)
If... immortal, amoral and greed-driven people walked the earth, we would have to rewrite our laws governing property.
The Fine Print (2013)
Trump is desperate for others to fill the void inside himself. He has a sad need for attention and, preferably, public adoration.
It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)
Trump will spend far more to litigate than the amount in dispute to discourage contractors and small business owners he cheats from suing for what they are due.
It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)
He's not capable of being a tyrant and taking over the country. ...But we need to worry about what happens when someone comes along who has a really deep philosophy.
The Tyrant Next Time (2019)
In Britain only about 18 people a year die at rail crossings. ...Even taking into account that America has five times as many people... the death rate at crossings is four times that of Britain.
Free Lunch (2007)
He conned thousands of people desperate to learn... paying up to $35,000 to attend Trump University.
It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)
Revenge is the philosophy of dictators and mob bosses... used to keep others in line with threats of economic ruin, violence, or worse.
It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)
That's what I'm worried about... the tyrant next time.
The Tyrant Next Time (2019)
Citizenship is not something that you can outsource! ...We've got to do the work ourselves, and you've got to know, and you've got to talk to people.
David Cay Johnston, "It's Even Worse Than You Think (2018)
In just a third of a century, the widespread liquidity that nourished the economy—reliable streams of cash going to workers and owners alike—has... dried up.
The Fine Print (2013)