#rigged

For generations, Americans who aren't rich have been generous and admiring of their wealthy compatriots - want a country where people who work hard can succeed, where the same rules apply to everyone. They expect to have their own shot at getting rich. But increasingly, they are seeing that the game is rigged. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#apply #been #compatriots #country #everyone

Face it, the system is rigged, and it's rigged against us. ↗

— Eric Alterman

#face #rigged #system #us

Somehow or other I always got myself rigged up in something sensational. ↗

— Norma Shearer

#got #i #i always #myself #other

Some false representations contravene the law; some do not. The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business, and, besides, could not be done. The line between honesty and dishonesty is a narrow, shifting one and usually lets those get by that are the most subtle and already have more than they can use. ↗

— Clarence Darrow

#greed #honesty #rigged-economic-system #business