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" America pays its bills. It always has. It always will. The fact that Washington is now debating whether to honor its debts and obligations, then, should come as a surprise. But playing political football with a necessary vote to raise the nation’s debt ceiling has become as predictable as a Twitter rant from Charlie Sheen. " - Peter Welch

" Wall Street excesses helped lead to the Great Recession. " - Chuck Schumer

" Real people have trouble balancing their checkbooks, much less calculating how much they need to save for retirement; they sometimes binge on food, drink, or high-definition televisions. They are more like Homer Simpson than Mr. Spock. " - Richard Thaler

" At the end of the day, dividends are not being paid with margins; dividends are paid with earnings per share. " - Joe Kaeser

" I come from a financial news background, originally, so that is a big area of focus for me. " - Martha MacCallum

" I am pretty sure central banks will continue to print money, and the standards of living for people in the western world, not just in America, will continue to decline because the cost of living increases will exceed income. The cost of living will also go up because all kinds of taxes will increase. " - Marc Faber

" In this age, if the currency of a major nation collapses, or its access to borrowing ends, it just can’t function. " - Roger Altman

" You see the music videos and the bling and the cars, but all of that goes home at the end of the shoot. They make nothing because there’s less and less money in the music industry. " - Jameela Jamil

" Anybody who has ever been in business, anybody who has ever paid bills, anybody who has ever lived in a serious adult life knows that indebtedness is a killer. " - Frank Lautenberg

" You don’t make any money being an artist. Writing and producing? You get your money from that. You live comfortable. " - Missy Elliott