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Quotes from David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense — David Cay Johnston

born 1948 United States

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They benefited this political donor class, who were pursuing their own self-interest.

David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)

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)

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)

We last had a balanced budget under Richard Nixon.

David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)

Whether you love or hate Ronald Reagan, he was a great leader. He really fundamentally changed America.

David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)

We were promised that... markets would provide solutions.

David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)

The fundamental affect that's taking place... is that government has changed from focusing on nurturing and developing a stable middle class, to these other policies.

David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)

There is a never-ending struggle against the need for the state to be strong enough to be functional and to have a civilized society, and at the same time, its desire to crush those who stand in the way.

David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)

[O]ne of the fundamental changes that's taken place is more and more coverage of controversies instead of issues.

David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)

I want to do things that are beyond the scope of the daily newspaper, as good as it is and as important as it is... beyond the scope of even a great newspaper like The New York Times.

David Cay Johnston; How The One Percent Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (2009)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: David Cay Johnston (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.