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“How about representing the middle class and working families, for a change, rather than the wealthiest people. That is what democracy is about.”
“The top 1 percent now owns more wealth than the bottom 90 percent. That is not the foundation of a democratic society. That is the foundation for an oligarchic society. The rich get richer. The middle class shrinks. Poverty increases. Apparently, good is not good enough yet for some of the richest people.”
“That is not apparently enough for our friends at the top who have a religious ferocity in terms of greed. They need more, more. It is similar to an addiction. Fifty million is not enough. They need $100 million. One hundred million is not enough; they need $1 billion. One billion is not enough. I am not quite sure how much they need. When will it stop?”
–The Speech: A Historic Filibuster on Corporate Greed and the Decline of Our Middle Class
