Capitalism has forced everyone to overoptimize in order to compete. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Economists are pessimists: they've predicted 8 of the last 3 depressions — Barry Asmus Copy Share Image
I wasn't worth a cent two years ago, and now I owe two million dollars. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Small businesses are the heart and soul of South Carolina's economy - from our bait stores to our restaurants and barber shops. — Jaime Harrison Copy Share Image
I think Donald Trump tapped into something where folks didn't think the economy and the political system was working for them. — Steve Bullock Copy Share Image
I'm generally in favor of economic globalization. Having said that, it doesnt always work and does not immediately work in the interest… — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
Overcoming the myth that there is such a thing as an objectively defined 'free market' is the first step towards understanding capitalism. — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
If capitalism is to remain a healthy, vibrant economic system, corporations must participate in taking care of the society and the environment… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
The economy of communism is an economy which grows in an atmosphere of misery and want. — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
It economics is a method rather than a doctrine, an apparatus of the mind, a technique of thinking which helps its possessor… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
Capitalism can be helpful, but it can also be destructive when it's used by huge enterprises worldwide for the sale of weapons. — Judy Collins Copy Share Image
The myth of the inevitability of economic globalization is based largely on the work of Milton Friedman, and easily the most underreported… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
President Reagan preached 'trickle down economics' but naively did not reckon on the fact that the wealthy would only care about getting… — Mark Goulston Copy Share Image
“Any system that values profit over human life is a very dangerous one indeed. Simply put, it lacks values, and such a… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
I think building the middle class, investing in the middle class, making college debt-free so more young people can get their education,… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Profits are the driving force of the market economy. The greater the profits, the better the needs of the consumers are supplied...… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Capitalism will never fall on its own. It will have to be pushed. The accumulation of capital will never cease. It will… — David Harvey Copy Share Image
The Broader interpretation that often seems to underlie the new economy label is that we are witnessing a more fundamental change in… — Laurence Meyer Copy Share Image
There are conservative values where certain lifestyles are imposed and everybody should have 2.4 children and a dog and a cat and… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
We have heard all of our lives how, after the Civil War was over, the South went back to straighten itself out… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
“One simple answer is that there has been a massive rise in the incidence of sanctimony and smugness among the successful that… — Brian Barry Copy Share Image
The whole - it's the economy's bad. It's bad for everybody. I have my own comedy club. I opened it three years… — Jon Lovitz Copy Share Image
“The good news is that for hundreds of years humankind has enjoyed a growing economy without falling prey to ecological meltdown. Many… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
For one thing, there are many "inventions" that are not patentable. The "inventor" of the supermarket, for example, conferred great benefits on… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
The government can always rescue the markets or interfere with contract law whenever it deems convenient with little or no apparent cost.… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
We recognize the force of the argument that the effects of war under modern conditions may be felt in the economy for… — William O. Douglas Copy Share Image
When we spoke about workplaces in 1972 we mainly were referring to old-line manufacturing firms, on the one hand, and Main St.… — James O'Toole Copy Share Image
