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Joe Biden on Corporations
Democratic President; former V.P.; former Senator
Click here for 21 full quotes by Joe Biden OR click here for Joe Biden on other issues.
  • MAGA Project 2025: handouts to the ultra wealthy . (Jul 2024)
  • Fight shrinkflation & junk fees; corporations won't like it. (Mar 2024)
  • Revoked "management rights" in union collective bargaining. (Apr 2023)
  • Tax code just isn't fair; quadruple tax on stock buybacks. (Feb 2023)
  • Prevent "junk fees"; disclose all fees up front. (Feb 2023)
  • Capitalism without competition is exploitation of consumers. (Feb 2023)
  • Crackdown on companies overcharging Americans. (Mar 2022)
  • Some corporations make billions & don't pay a penny in taxes. (Sep 2020)
  • Bailout package should reward individuals, not corporations. (Mar 2020)
  • Hold CEOs and companies accountable. (Feb 2020)
  • Double the capital gains tax. (Oct 2019)
  • Wall Street didn't build America; the middle class did. (Jun 2019)
  • 1972 Senate race: Opposed capital gains tax cut. (Oct 2017)
  • Quit corporate law firm rather than help big business. (Oct 2017)
  • We bet on Detroit automakers in 2009, and we won!. (Mar 2014)
  • Same rules for Wall Street as for Main Street. (Oct 2012)
  • Auto bailout saved a million American jobs. (Sep 2012)
  • We bet on the auto industry; 400,000 new jobs means we won. (Mar 2012)
  • We've yielded to corporate America on trade. (Dec 2007)
  • OpEd: beholden to corporations because so many based in DE. (Nov 2007)
  • Take burden off corporations so jobs stay in US. (Jun 2007)
Ryan Binkley on Corporations
Republican challenger for President; CEO and Pastor
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    No stance on record.
Doug Burgum on Corporations
2024 Presidential contender; Republican ND Governor
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  • Allow mergers to be able to compete on a global level. (Jun 2024)
  • Corporations can't own land here; protecting family farms. (Jan 2024)
  • Economy of the future built on collaboration for innovation. (Apr 2016)
  • Founded software company at age 26; grew to 2,000 staff. (Apr 2016)
Chris Christie on Corporations
N.J. Governor; Republican Presidential candidate
Click here for 8 full quotes by Chris Christie OR click here for Chris Christie on other issues.
  • Overhaul ridiculous tax system so companies stop leaving. (Feb 2015)
  • $2.3 billion small business tax relief package. (Jan 2015)
  • Continue small business tax relief: no return to tax-&-spend. (Jan 2013)
  • Casino regulators keep working during government shutdowns. (Jun 2012)
  • Cut business taxes by $600 million annually. (Jun 2012)
  • Shame the bankers out of greedy bonuses, but don't regulate. (Jun 2011)
  • Bring back "Trenton makes, the world takes". (Jul 2009)
  • OpEd: Don't pick winners & losers? Picks "critical" sectors. (Oct 2005)
Ron DeSantis on Corporations
Republican presidential contender; FL governor
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    No stance on record.
Larry Elder on Corporations
Republican presidential contender & talkshow host
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    No stance on record.
Nikki Haley on Corporations
Republican presidential contender; UN Ambassador 2017-2018
Click here for 7 full quotes by Nikki Haley OR click here for Nikki Haley on other issues.
  • Permanent small business and corporate tax cuts. (Sep 2023)
  • My parents built business into a multimillion dollar company. (Aug 2012)
  • Government makes it harder for struggling small business. (Apr 2012)
  • OpEd: Business-friendliness starts with competitive taxes. (Apr 2012)
  • Government creates conditions; entrepreneurs create jobs. (Apr 2012)
  • Reduce red tape; time is money. (Jan 2011)
  • Eliminate business taxes, starting with corporate income tax. (Nov 2010)
Kamala Harris on Corporations
Democratic nominee;Vice President; former California Senator
Click here for 14 full quotes by Kamala Harris OR click here for Kamala Harris on other issues.
  • Help small businesses, not $5T to big corporations. (Sep 2024)
  • Outlaw new forms of price fixing by corporate landlords. (Sep 2024)
  • Expand the startup expense tax deduction for new businesses. (Sep 2024)
  • Raise corporate tax rates to 28%, from 21%. (Aug 2024)
  • Return corporate rate to 35%; Trump would lower to 15%. (Jul 2024)
  • Pandemic aid: increase loans to small businesses. (Mar 2024)
  • Small businesses employ almost half of the workforce. (Nov 2023)
  • Reverse the 2017 corporate income tax cut. (Jul 2019)
  • New tax on banks with over $50 billion in assets. (Jul 2019)
  • Why haven't we asked how to pay for tax cuts to the top 1%? (Jun 2019)
  • Facebook is like a utility; needs to be regulated. (May 2019)
  • New fees on banks and financial institutions. (Jan 2019)
  • Tough stance on mortgage lenders fell short. (Aug 2017)
  • Same rules must apply to everyone, including the wealthy. (Sep 2012)
Howie Hawkins on Corporations
Green Party Presidential Challenger
Click here for 3 full quotes by Howie Hawkins OR click here for Howie Hawkins on other issues.
  • Break up largest banks so that none is too big to fail. (Jul 2020)
  • Amend Constitution: corporations are not persons. (Jul 2020)
  • Capitalists exploit workers and thwart democracy. (May 2019)
Will Hurd on Corporations
U.S. Rep; GOP presidential challenger (withdrew Oct.2023)
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    No stance on record.
Asa Hutchinson on Corporations
Republican presidential contender; AR Governor
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  • Not government's role to punish business for their views . (Apr 2023)
  • Punishing business for exercising speech is heavy-handed. (Apr 2023)
Perry Johnson on Corporations
CEO & Republican presidential challenger
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    No stance on record.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Corporations
Independent presidential Challenger
Click here for 2 full quotes by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. OR click here for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on other issues.
  • Our kids can't buy homes because of corporate accumulation. (Aug 2023)
  • Rebuild industrial infrastructure and undo off-shoring. (Jun 2023)
Joe Maldonado on Corporations
Libertarian candidate for governor & president
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    No stance on record.
Chase Oliver on Corporations
Libertarian candidate for President
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  • End tax cuts for big businesses & not small businesses. (Sep 2023)
Mike Pence on Corporations
Former Republican Vice President (withdrew Oct.2023)
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  • Reduce state corporate tax rate from 8.5% to 3%. (Sep 2020)
  • 2008: fought bailout to corporations while people lost jobs. (Sep 2019)
  • Companies should have religious freedom & rights. (Feb 2019)
  • Pushed manufacturing tax cuts & corporate tax cut. (Jul 2016)
  • Reduce corporate tax rate to one of the lowest in country. (Jun 2014)
  • Regulatory burdens are the number one growth killer. (Apr 2013)
  • Corporate tax cuts create jobs & grow economy. (Feb 2005)
Dean Phillips on Corporations
Democratic U.S. Rep & presidential Challenger
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    No stance on record.
Vivek Ramaswamy on Corporations
CEO & Republican Challenger
Click here for 3 full quotes by Vivek Ramaswamy OR click here for Vivek Ramaswamy on other issues.
  • Cut the Fed technocracy, to unshackle the economy. (Sep 2023)
  • I ran companies in China but now declare independence. (Sep 2023)
  • Start government with zero-based budgeting, like businesses. (Sep 2023)
Bernie Sanders on Corporations
Independent Senator (VT) amd former Presidential candidate
Click here for 60 full quotes by Bernie Sanders OR click here for Bernie Sanders on other issues.
  • Workers should have 45% of board seats, 20% of stock. (Nov 2019)
  • Corporate America doesn't give one damn about workers. (Jul 2019)
  • Nothing will change if we don't have the guts to fight. (Jun 2019)
  • Democratic socialism means working for everyone, not just 1%. (Jun 2019)
  • Workers should have more say on what goes on in the economy. (Jun 2019)
  • Top 1% income inequity makes no sense. (Apr 2019)
  • Defend farmers & consumers from corporate middlemen. (Mar 2019)
  • 1976: Relocating businesses must pay; for public ownership. (Mar 2019)
  • Economy is great, for those who get corporate stock buybacks. (Feb 2019)
  • Americans in red OR blue states oppose enriching the top 1%. (Jul 2018)
  • Middle class needs tax breaks; top 1% does not. (Jan 2018)
  • 45% estate tax only for estates over $3.5 million. (Aug 2017)
  • Only the top 2/10 of 1% pay the estate tax. (Feb 2017)
  • Rigged economy makes America like a Banana Republic. (Nov 2016)
  • End corporate tax dodging by shifting profits overseas. (Nov 2016)
  • Reform credit-rating agencies by separating from Wall Street. (Nov 2016)
  • Disallow stashing corporate profits overseas to avoid taxes. (Jul 2016)
  • Let's create America that works for all, not handful on top. (Dec 2015)
  • Fix estate tax so mega-rich pay their fair share. (Sep 2015)
  • Americans want change: corporations get rich & people don't. (Sep 2014)
  • Corporations do not have First Amendment rights. (Dec 2011)
  • Greed is addictive; their sickness hurts country terribly. (Dec 2010)
  • Small banks did just fine during financial crisis. (Dec 2010)
  • Deregulation led to incredible greed of $39B in CEO bonuses. (Oct 2008)
  • Cap deductions for CEO pay; count perks as profit. (Jun 1997)
  • In 1980s, wealthiest 1% got 2/3 of all wealth increases. (Jun 1997)
  • The needs of the rich & large corporations are never ignored. (Jun 1997)

    Banking Reform

  • Nothing personal against billionaires, but enough is enough. (Mar 2020)
  • Billionaires & corporations have to pay fair share of taxes. (Jul 2019)
  • 1976: I favor the public ownership of utilities & banks. (Mar 2019)
  • Majority want tax on wealthy and regulation of Wall Street. (Feb 2019)
  • Regulate derivatives like the high-stakes wagers they are. (Aug 2017)
  • Great Recession caused by Wall Street greed & recklessness. (Jul 2016)
  • The auto industry bill was really a bailout for Wall Street. (Mar 2016)
  • If we don't break up banks, we'll be bailing them out again. (Feb 2016)
  • Corporate America & Wall Street won't like President Sanders. (Dec 2015)
  • Wall Street will not be in my Cabinet; their model is fraud. (Nov 2015)
  • I'm not part of casino capitalism that wrecked our economy. (Oct 2015)
  • Fraud is the business model of Wall Street. (Oct 2015)
  • Make Wall Street bail out Wall Street; but middle class did. (Oct 2015)
  • Wall Street business model is a fraud & led us to recession. (Aug 2015)
  • Casino-type capitalism causes devastating problems. (Jul 2015)
  • Break up major Wall Street firms. (Mar 2015)
  • Break up the Wall Street giants; they can't be reformed. (Jan 2015)
  • Crooks on Wall Street started Great Recession & got richer. (Nov 2012)

    Monopolies

  • Stand up against healthcare companies' billions in profits. (Jun 2019)
  • Break up big agriculture corporations. (Apr 2019)
  • 1970s: State should take over utilities without compensation. (Mar 2019)
  • It is time to break up largest financial institutions. (Nov 2016)
  • Too-Big-to-Fail means taxpayers insure megabanks. (Nov 2016)
  • Corporate Media threatens our democracy. (Nov 2016)
  • A few giant corporations own the media. (Nov 2016)
  • If Teddy Roosevelt saw modern banks he'd say "break them up". (Nov 2015)
  • If a bank is too big to fail, it is too big to exist. (May 2015)
  • Worker-owned cooperatives instead of corporate tax breaks. (Mar 2015)
  • Bank bailout was socialism for the rich. (Feb 2015)
  • Investigate huge dairy processors for anti-trust violations. (Oct 2012)
  • Launch anti-trust investigation of Dean Foods. (Oct 2012)

    Voting Record

  • Regrets vote to deregulate swaps and derivatives. (Apr 2016)
  • Stop $31M Pentagon payments for corporate mergers. (Jun 1997)
Tim Scott on Corporations
Republican presidential challenger; SC Senator
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    No stance on record.
Corey Stapleton on Corporations
MT Secretary of State; Republican Presidential Challenger
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    No stance on record.
Jill Stein on Corporations
Green Challenger
Click here for 11 full quotes by Jill Stein OR click here for Jill Stein on other issues.
  • 80 billionaires own as much as the lower 50% of world. (Jan 2016)
  • Privatization is an enormous step backwards. (Jul 2015)
  • Break up "too-big-to-fail" banks. (Jun 2015)
  • Hillary is the Wal-Mart candidate. (Jun 2015)
  • Transaction tax of .03% on every Wall Street transaction. (Nov 2012)
  • Enormous bipartisan collaboration on deregulation. (Oct 2012)
  • Romney & Obama are both pro-1% big corporation. (Feb 2012)
  • Corporate elite richer than ever, but pay less tax than ever. (Jan 2012)
  • Record profits-with politicians' help--caused the recession. (Jan 2012)
  • Make all corporate tax subsidies transparent. (Jan 2012)
  • 1776 Revolution threw off corporate rule; it's creeping back. (Dec 2011)
Francis Suarez on Corporations
Miami mayor; GOP presidential challenger (withdrew Oct.2023)
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    No stance on record.
Donald Trump on Corporations
Republican former President
Click here for 33 full quotes by Donald Trump OR click here for 11 older headlines OR click here for Donald Trump on other issues.
  • Will bring in companies at a level never seen here before. (Oct 2024)
  • FactCheck: Didn't get John Deere to keep plants in USA. (Oct 2024)
  • Cutting corporate tax to 21% spurred COVID economy . (Jun 2024)
  • Respect management rights in union collective bargaining. (Apr 2023)
  • Cut the budget & staff of DOJ Antitrust Division. (Apr 2021)
  • If we raise tax rates, companies will leave the country. (Oct 2020)
  • OpEd: replaced scientific fact with profit-driven opinion. (Jun 2020)
  • No more estate tax on small farms, small business. (Feb 2020)
  • Companies will pay dearly for moving jobs out of US. (Mar 2019)
  • Historic tax cuts and reforms for American businesses. (Apr 2018)
  • Business tax rate slashed from 35% to 21%. (Jan 2018)
  • Reducing taxes from 35% to 15% will be a job creator. (Sep 2016)
  • Get U.S. money back into U.S.: address corporate inversion. (Nov 2015)
  • Any business of any size will pay no more than 15% tax. (Nov 2015)
  • 0% corporate tax would create millions of jobs. (Dec 2011)
  • Fight crony capitalism with a level playing field. (Dec 2011)
  • Wealthy move assets around globally based on tax incentives. (Apr 2011)
  • Litigation system is abused to force deal negotiations. (Oct 1997)

    Business Advice

  • Attended Wharton but unimpressed by academic credentials. (Aug 2016)
  • I've used bankruptcy laws to do a great job for my companies. (Aug 2015)
  • Pragmatic positive: be positive, but be realistic. (Apr 2010)
  • Being a know-it-all shuts the door on new ideas. (Apr 2010)
  • In the game of life, money is how you score. (Sep 2008)
  • A great deal when both sides win? That's a bunch of crap. (Sep 2008)
  • I trust my instinct on business deals as well as personal. (Sep 2008)
  • How big you think determines how big a success you become. (Sep 2008)
  • Learning to be spontaneous takes preparation & practice. (Oct 2006)
  • Move quickly from seeing problems to seeing solutions. (Oct 2006)
  • 12-hour working days are my norm, not an exception. (Oct 2006)
  • Sue scoundrels but settle with the rest. (Mar 2004)
  • Sometimes I wait 5 minutes for a deal; sometimes 15 years. (Mar 2004)
  • Personal bankruptcy is a negotiating tool; I'd never do it. (Oct 1997)
  • We've all been victims of herd mentality on Wall Street. (Oct 1997)
JD Vance on Corporations
Republican Vice Presidential nominee
Click here for 6 full quotes by JD Vance OR click here for JD Vance on other issues.
  • ESG is a massive racket at the expense of workers. (Jul 2024)
  • Stop favoring multinationals; tax exporting jobs. (Oct 2021)
  • 2017: Founded venture-capital firm to help Midwest startups. (Aug 2021)
  • Woke capital directly connected to plundering of society. (Jun 2021)
  • Downtowns fail when not enough consumers have jobs. (May 2017)
  • Deregulation doesn't address economic & social crisis. (Jul 2016)
Tim Walz on Corporations
DFL Governor & V.P. nominee
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  • A place for both large corporate farms and family farms. (Jul 2023)
Cornel West on Corporations
Green Party/People's Party candidate
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    No stance on record.
Kanye West on Corporations
Birthday Party candidate for President
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    No stance on record.
Marianne Williamson on Corporations
Democratic candidate for President
Click here for 8 full quotes by Marianne Williamson OR click here for Marianne Williamson on other issues.
  • Increase protections for corporate whistleblowers. (Jun 2023)
  • Government has become a handmaiden to a new corporate order. (Jun 2023)
  • Make it illegal for CEOs to be paid with stock options. (Nov 2019)
  • Rise up against the false God of corporate economics. (Jul 2019)
  • Reverse the 2017 corporate income tax cut. (Jul 2019)
  • Giant corporations are a malfunction in society. (Jun 2019)
  • Repeal corporate tax cuts. (May 2019)
  • Corporate interests control the political process. (Jul 2018)

                                                                                                                                                                               
  


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