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Search results for "The ultra-rich are getting even richer while families are getting squeezed"

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Hillary Clinton stated on June 13, 2015 in a campaign rally speech:
"The top 25 hedge fund managers (are) making more than all of America's kindergarten teachers combined."
By Lauren Carroll• June 15, 2015
United for a Fair Economy stated on June 07, 2011 in a chart:
From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster.
By Louis Jacobson• July 5, 2011
Jon Tester stated on August 20, 2024 in a post on X:
“In Montana, we cherish our public lands. But Tim Sheehy called to transfer them off, so the ultra-rich can buy them up.”
By Louis Jacobson• October 29, 2024
Steve Mnuchin stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"On the personal tax side, middle-income people are getting cuts and rich people are getting very little cuts or, in certain cases, increases" under the Republican tax bills.
By Louis Jacobson• November 20, 2017
Bernie Sanders stated on February 04, 2016 in a Democratic debate on MSNBC:
Americans "are working longer hours for low wages . . . and yet almost all new income and wealth is going to the top 1 percent."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• February 5, 2016
Mark Pocan stated on October 18, 2017 in an interview:
What Republicans call the "death tax" is the estate tax "on the ultra wealthy" which, in 2016, was paid by only "two out of every 1,000 people."  
By Tom Kertscher• October 27, 2017
Joe Biden stated on October 23, 2008 in a TV interview:
"One percent of the American people make over 21 percent of all the income in America. That wasn’t the way before George Bush became president."
By Robert Farley• October 27, 2008
Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech:
The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires."  
By Tom Kertscher• December 15, 2017
Elizabeth Warren stated on January 29, 2019 in a tweet:
"The top 0.1 percent ... own about the same wealth as 90 percent of America."  
By Jon Greenberg• January 31, 2019
Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter:
"Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world."
By Joshua Gillin• November 6, 2014
Jim McDermott stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with MSNBC's Ed Schultz:
"Most" of the Bush tax cuts went to people "in the top 3 percent of this country."
By Louis Jacobson• July 14, 2010
Michael Moore stated on September 29, 2009 in a news conference in Washington, D.C.:
"The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined."
By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2009
Reince Priebus stated on August 26, 2012 in a TV interview:
Mitt Romney "gave away his father's inheritance."
By Becky Bowers• August 27, 2012
Bernie Sanders stated on September 21, 2017 in a speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.:
"The six wealthiest people in the world (have) as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population, 3.7 billion people."
By Emma Diltz, Carolina Vargas• October 31, 2017
Michael Moore stated on October 02, 2009 in his movie "Capitalism: A Love Story":
During the Reagan era, "the richest Americans had their top income tax rate cut in half."
By Robert Farley• October 6, 2009
Daniel Riemer stated on February 17, 2019 in a TV interview:
"About 80 percent of (the manufacturing and agriculture) tax credit goes to claimants who are making $1 million or more."  
By Mica Soellner• April 4, 2019
Elizabeth Warren stated on March 27, 2019 in a policy paper posted on Medium:
Mergers and integration in agribusiness "squeeze" family farms, and "the result is that farmers are getting a record-low amount of every dollar Americans spend on food."  
By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2019
J.D. Hayworth stated on June 04, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
John McCain "voted against the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003, wrongly claiming they helped only the rich."
By Louis Jacobson• June 15, 2010
Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher":
"From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent."
By Robert Farley• February 3, 2011
Newt Gingrich stated on February 29, 2012 in a speech:
Sixteen million jobs were created under Ronald Reagan's presidency.
By Eric Stirgus• March 2, 2012

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Elizabeth Warren: Does her wealth tax pay for her child care and higher education plans?

By Jon Greenberg• April 25, 2019

What is ‘ultra-processed’ food? Brazilian researchers have an answer.

By Grace Abels• March 16, 2026

Fact-checking the Jan. 18 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 18, 2015

Rauner, Pritzker shun transparency even when it might help

By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• July 22, 2018

PunditFact fact-checks the Jan. 18 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• January 18, 2015

Fact-checking the fact-challenged candidates for Illinois governor

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• November 4, 2018

What's at stake in the tax debate?

By Louis Jacobson• September 13, 2017

Donald Trump says tariffs will make America rich again. Economists disagree

By Louis Jacobson• December 17, 2018

Fact checking Hillary Clinton

By April Hunt• June 22, 2015

Fact-checking the first night of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 25, 2016

Income gap is big, but so are its causes

By Wes Allison• December 14, 2007

The House and Senate tax bills, explained

By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• November 28, 2017

Congress may ban the bump stock, but what is it?

By Joshua Gillin• October 6, 2017

Rauner, Pritzker tax disclosures rich in avoidance

By Bob Secter, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• October 21, 2018

The difference between automatic and semi-automatic weapons

By Joshua Gillin• October 2, 2017

On eve of the State of the Union address, a look at income inequality

By Louis Jacobson• January 28, 2014

On eve of the State of the Union address, a look at income inequality

By Louis Jacobson• January 24, 2014

How many billionaires support the Democratic vs. Republican parties?

By Lauren Carroll• June 23, 2014

Rick Perry said everyone gets a tax cut under his plan

By Martha M. Hamilton, W. Gardner Selby• November 7, 2011