I had always assumed that people were interested in economic affairs, just as I was. My assumption was justified. The times caught… — Sylvia Porter Copy Share Image
We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very… — Manmohan Singh Copy Share Image
The desire for an increase of wealth can be satisfied through exchange, which is the only method possible in a capitalist economy,… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
In economics, 'competitiveness' does not describe Barack Obama's insistence on not only being president of the U.S. but also beating his staff… — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
Broadly speaking, Keynesianism means that the government has a specific responsibility for the behavior of the economy, that it doesn't work on… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
The problem is that the economy isn't growing fast enough to accommodate the level of spending produced through the democratic process. — Jack Kemp Copy Share Image
“We are not going through an "economy crisis"; we are going through a "spiritual transition". On a deeper level, the collective conscious… — Christopher Dines Copy Share Image
Market capitalism survived and prospered after the boom-bust industrial revolution of the 19th century, and the Great Depression and world wars of… — Mark Skousen Copy Share Image
You know, in a business, you have to operate on the basis of voluntary investment by individuals in a cause. With government,… — Mike Lee Copy Share Image
The 'American dream' ... means an economy in which people who work hard can get ahead and each new generation lives better… — Alice Rivlin Copy Share Image
Toward the end of the Cold War, capitalism created a military horror: the neutron bomb, a weapon that destroys life while leaving… — Subcomandante Marcos Copy Share Image
The principles applied in economic processes are general social principles. — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
We nationalize hydrocarbons, so now the economy is improving and the fight against poverty is also improving in Bolivia. — Evo Morales Copy Share Image
It's time for Congress to help build an economy that works for everyone and not just for a few. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The fundamental law of capitalism is: when workers have more money, businesses have more customers, and need more workers. The idea that… — Nick Hanauer Copy Share Image
“...capitalism is too important and complex a subject to be left to economists. Achieving a critical comprehension of it requires perspectives beyond… — Jerry Z. Muller Copy Share Image
Demand is best measured in terms of spending. You know, I think in traditional economics, it's a mistake to measure it in… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
I became a vegetarian in 1958 and it was very difficult in those days to really maintain that because there weren't many… — Dennis Weaver Copy Share Image
Obama is already setting a new historic course by reorienting the economy from private consumption to public investments...free-market pundits bemoan the evident… — Jeffrey Sachs Copy Share Image
Economics, as it is often taught today, portrays us as homo economicus-someone who doesn't vote in presidential elections, doesn't return lost wallets,… — Robert H. Frank Copy Share Image
I learned a good deal about economics, and about America, from the author of the Reagan tax reforms - the great Jack… — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
“In light of their views on the organization of society and political economy, Westerners, especially Americans, can be separated into two basic… — Sarah Chayes Copy Share Image
What we do today has nothing to do with capitalism or socialism. It is a crony type of system that transfers money… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
The idea that we're going to austerity ourselves into prosperity is so mistaken, and honestly, I feel like one of the big… — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Copy Share Image
