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Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address:

"Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up."

By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2011

Mark Warner stated on June 19, 2016 in a radio interview.:

"The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months."

By Warren Fiske• July 6, 2016

Abigail Spanberger stated on June 16, 2022 in an op-ed.:

“The four big meat packers are raking in record profits … ”

By Warren Fiske• June 30, 2022

TikTok posts stated on September 08, 2023 in TikTok posts:

An 1871 law made the United States government a for-profit corporation.

By Sofia Ahmed• February 12, 2024

John McCain stated on August 08, 2008 in a television ad:

Obama "promises more taxes on small business, seniors, your life savings, your family."

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 12, 2008

Donald Trump stated on August 01, 2017 in a tweet:

"Corporations have NEVER made as much money as they are making now."

By Louis Jacobson• August 1, 2017

Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad:

Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."

By Jon Greenberg• April 20, 2022

Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.:

"The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House."

By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2015

Donald Trump stated on March 14, 2020 in a news conference:

Says that “over a 45-minute period that we had the press conference” on the coronavirus on March 13, 2020, the stock market set "an all-time record."

By Tom Kertscher• March 19, 2020

Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:

"Biden wants to end Shareholder Capitalism.. that's your 401k..your pensions.. your retirement.. are you voting for that???"

By Noah Y. Kim• September 23, 2020

Bumper Sticker stated on December 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C.:

"CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn."

By Martha M. Hamilton• December 21, 2010

Glenn Youngkin stated on January 23, 2023 in a speech.:

Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”

By Warren Fiske• January 25, 2023

Matthew Dowd stated on March 08, 2019 in a tweet:

"Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama."

By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2019

X posts stated on April 07, 2025 in posts on X:

Says Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director, said on April 7, “Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China.”

By Madison Czopek• April 8, 2025

Chris Ruddy stated on December 03, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":

Says "$3 trillion in offshore money... is coming back into the economy" because of the GOP tax bills.

By Jon Greenberg• December 5, 2017

Senate Leadership Fund stated on July 24, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says Sen. Joe Donnelly’s "family got caught outsourcing jobs to Mexico, and ‘Mexico Joe’ profited up to $80,000."

By Katie Akin• July 26, 2018

Jon Brien stated on March 22, 2011 in a news release:

Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because "residents are paying through the nose for electricity that’s fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing."

By Peter Lord• March 27, 2011

Bernie Sanders stated on September 17, 2023 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

“CEOs are now making 400 times more than their average worker.”

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson• September 21, 2023

Chain email stated on January 12, 2009 in Internet attack:

"Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income."

By Alexander Lane• February 11, 2009

Joe Kennedy stated on January 30, 2018 in response to State of the Union address:

"Top CEOs (are) making 300 times the average worker."

By John Kruzel• January 31, 2018

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