Nick Hanauer

American businessman · United States · On the map · Founders · Born 1959 · age 67

Nicolas Joseph Hanauer is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and civic activist.

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2019“I am a capitalist, and after a 30-year career in capitalism...I'm not just in the top one percent, I'm in the top .01 percent of all earners.”In their wordsJuly 2019The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward | Ted Talk, (July 2019)Read the whole statement

“Inclusion creates economic growth. So the neoliberal idea that inclusion is this fancy luxury to be afforded if and when we have growth is both wrong and backwards.”In their wordsJuly 2019The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward | Ted Talk, (July 2019)Read the whole statement

“Greed is not good. Being rapacious doesn't make you a capitalist, it makes you a sociopath.”In their wordsJuly 2019The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward | Ted Talk, (July 2019)Read the whole statement

“You get that a lot. "If you care so much about taxes, why don't you pay more, and if you care so much about wages, why don't you pay more?" And I could do that.”In their wordsJuly 2019The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward | Ted Talk, (July 2019)Read the whole statement

2014“I have a message for my fellow plutocrats and zillionaires and for anyone who lives in a gated bubble world: Wake up. Wake up. It cannot last.”In their wordsAugust 2014"Beware, fellow plutocrats, the pitchforks are coming" TED (conference) August 2014Read the whole statement

“Many economists would have you believe that their field is an objective science.”In their wordsAugust 2014"Beware, fellow plutocrats, the pitchforks are coming" TED (conference) August 2014Read the whole statement

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So how do we leave neoliberalism behind and build a more sustainable, more prosperous and more equitable society? The new economics suggests just five rules of thumb.
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