Saving Capitalism
For the Many, Not the Few
by Robert B. Reich


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Budget & Economy     Donald Trump: People with lots of money avoid consequences of bankruptcy.     Richard Durbin: 2008: Allow homeowners in foreclosure to use bankruptcy.     Robert Reich: Threat to capitalism is steady undermining of trust.     Robert Reich: Threat to capitalism is steady undermining of trust.

Corporations     Barack Obama: Criticized as anti-business, but stocks hit record highs.     Elena Kagan: Disallow monopolies from disadvantaging small business.     Eric Cantor: Fought for Great Recession bailout of Wall Street.     Paul Ryan: Eliminate taxes on estates, interest and dividends.     Robert Reich: Monsanto lobbies Congress to ensure agribusiness monopoly.     Robert Reich: Left Atlantic City before Trump Plaza folded.     Robert Reich: Executive pay skyrocketed from 5% in 1993 to 15% in 2013.     Robert Reich: Make corporate pay depend on pay of median worker.

Drugs     Robert Reich: End sentencing disparity of powder cocaine vs. crack.     Robert Reich: Prohibition failed in 1920s; marijuana ban fails now.

Education     Robert Reich: Achievement gap from richer districts spending twice as much.

Energy & Oil     Robert Reich: Treat right to emit carbon dioxide as a form of property.     Robert Reich: Treat right to emit carbon dioxide as a form of property.

Environment     Robert Reich: Lawsuit-enforced monopoly on seeds led to tripling prices.

Free Trade     Robert Reich: Free trade isn't opposite of protectionism; it's political.

Government Reform     Robert Reich: There can be no "free market" without government.     Robert Reich: There can be no "free market" without government.     Robert Reich: Citizens United means deepest pockets get the loudest voices.     Robert Reich: Citizens United means deepest pockets get the loudest voices.     Robert Reich: End revolving door between regulators and companies.

Health Care     Robert Reich: High drug prices result from patents' temporary monopolies.

Jobs     Robert Reich: Falling wages created "working poor" even with two jobs.

Principles & Values     Robert Reich: We can have democracy or concentrated wealth, but not both.

Tax Reform     Chuck Grassley: Took $150M stock options to save Starbucks $82M in taxes.     George W. Bush: Cut estate tax from 55% to 40%, and raised cutoff.     Howard Schultz: Took $150M stock options to save Starbucks $82M in taxes.     Robert Reich: CEO pay is tax deductible, unlike corporate investments.

Technology     Robert Reich: Most important form or property now is intellectual property.     Robert Reich: Most important form or property now is intellectual property.

Welfare & Poverty     John Boehner: Poor prefer to sit around instead of working.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Barack Obama Democratic President (elected 2008) Chuck Grassley Republican Sr Senator Iowa Donald Trump Republican Presidential incumbent Elena Kagan Democratic Appointee to Supreme Court Eric Cantor Republican U.S. Rep Virginia-7 George W. Bush Republican Howard Schultz Starbucks CEO; independent for President (suspended) John Boehner Republican U.S. Rep Ohio-8 Paul Ryan Republican Richard Durbin Democratic Sr Senator Illinois Robert Reich Massachusetts Former Dem. Challenger 2002, and Cabinet Sec'y