Michael Moore Quotes

The global economy should not be supported by wage earners. They have to be able to build a future like any other human being.

Society can't function without shared prosperity.

Prosperity isn't something that squirts out of rich people.

From the ashes of a financial crash, there is a chance to create a new economic settlement that is more equal, sustainable and democratic.

People who get rich early should help the rest get rich.

The more I support with my economic plans the building of a middle class, the quicker they're going to turn around and say, 'Hey, we want a bigger say in things.' So, I knew what I was getting into right at the beginning. It's the right thing to do.

Maybe I'm less sensitive to these issues because I see that what people need first is economic security, and only when they have that can they afford to focus on human rights.

I got into economics because I wanted to make things better for the average person.

It's time to focus on real solutions that will create jobs and build our economy for real strength and stability - not just for the fortunate few, but for every American.

What makes this country different is that we have a great middle class.

The men and women of this country who toil are the ones who bear the cost of the Government. Every dollar that we carelessly waste means that their life will be so much the more meager. Every dollar that we prudently save means that their life will be so much the more abundant. Economy is idealism in its most practical form.

There are a lot of Americans who do not realize that their financial comfort is a consequence of conditions and programs in this country that made it possible for them to be wealthy.

Until economic freedom is attained for everybody, there can be no real freedom for anybody.

Throughout the world, and in all ages, freedom has advanced with every increase in the ratio of wealth to population....

I know why we're strong. I know why we have held together; I know why we are united: it's because there's always been a growing middle class.

The untold secret driving the obstruction to Obama's economic equality agenda is this: The opposition isn't really battling Big Government. The opposition is protecting an economic system that's putting more and more of the earned income out of reach for those aspiring to better themselves.

And that is that we have never been: a nation of haves and have-nots. We are a nation of haves and soon-to-haves, of people who have made it and people who will make it. And that's who we need to remain.

Universal basic income is not a solution in search of a problem - it is the obvious solution that has been in front of us for years. It only requires us to have the vision, empathy and courage to adopt it for the American people before it is too late.

Having an economy that works for the 99% is achievable.

As someone who has dealt with economic hardship, I am committed to making the changes necessary for our country to become more equitable. And to do so, I believe we need to think big.

Money is like manure. It's most effective when it's spread around widely.

Money is the great equalizer.

If we are serious about breaking cycles of poverty, we have to change this (economy).

You cannot get a new economy without a new society.

We've got a lot of work to do economically in this country to bring about a more just and fair economy.