Mike Smith

“The nine largest banks, which received $125 billion from TARP, were collectively paying dividends of more than $25 billion a year.”
― Luigi Zingales, A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity

“In 1980, the wage of a worker in the financial sector was roughly comparable to the wages of workers with the same qualifications in other sectors. By 2006, a person in the financial sector was making 70 percent more.”
― Luigi Zingales, A Capitalism for the People: Recapturing the Lost Genius of American Prosperity

“The internet is the fastest-growing channel in the largest economy in the world, and Amazon is capturing the majority of that growth.34 In the all-important holiday season (November and December 2016), Amazon captured 38 percent of online sales.”
― Scott Galloway, The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google

“Because, without being told, they already knew that when it seems like the world is ending, being willing to help others is the antidote to fear.”
― Evy Poumpouras, Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly