Quote by Eric Alterman
The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is

The ability of the 1 percent to buy politicians and regulators is nothing new in American politics – just as inequality has been a permanent part of our economic system. This is true of virtually all political and economic systems. – Eric Alterman

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Local politics, like everything else, are not what they used to be. But the fact is that our political system – like our physical existence – still breaks down along geographical lines. – Eric Alterman

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As a parent and a citizen, Ill take a Bill Gates (or Warren Buffett) over Steve Jobs every time. If we must have billionaires, better they should ignore Jobss example and instead embrace the morality and wisdom of the great industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. – Eric Alterman

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Much of what Tea Party candidates claimed about the world and the global economy during the 2010 elections would have earned their adherents a well-deserved F in any freshman economics (or earth science) class. – Eric Alterman

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In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. – Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Politics is a field where the choice lies constantly between two blunders. – John Morley

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I dont take a great deal of interest in party politics. Social politics interests me a great deal more. – Robert Carlyle

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