Economics Quotes · Page 106

Capitalism is based on ruthless exploitation and competition, and leads inevitably to the development of mega monopolies.

— Kshama Sawant

Capitalism, as practiced, is a financially profitable, non-sustainable aberration in human development.

— Paul Hawken

Economics is everywhere, and understanding economics can help you make better decisions and lead a happier life.

— Tyler Cowen

You cannot carry on forever squeezing the productive bit of the economy in order to fund an unprecedented engorgement of the unproductive…

— Daniel Hannan

A sustainable business is resource efficient, respects the environment and is a good neighbour

— Phil Harding

Capitalism has proven to be the only system that works, but the problem with capitalism is that extreme wealth ends up in…

— Richard Branson

I wasn't actually very naturally good at economics. My brain doesn't work very well, in terms of mathematics.

— Brit Marling

Thanks to the Communist Party of China, we now know the path to poverty alleviation is Capitalism.

— Fareed Zakaria

China has, all of a sudden, found a way of putting the best of the best to work to build an economy…

— Juan Enriquez

The economy working - the economy growing, corporations growing and hiring people and wage increases occurring - is the worst thing that…

— Rush Limbaugh

This tough-love, winner-take-all narrative dominating policymaking is far too limited a way to think about how a complex, modern, diverse economy like…

— John Podesta

“In 1992, David Koch likened the brothers’ multipronged political strategy to that of venture capitalists with diversified portfolios. “My overall concept is…

— Jane Mayer

“In this century, we are about to enter interplanetary civilization. In order to survive, we need to go beyond neoclassical economics definition.…

— Toba Beta

The profit motive, when it is the sole basis of an economic system, encourages a cutthroat competition and selfish ambition that inspires…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

To me, part of the magic of this era is that the very same innovations, discoveries, and technologies that are allowing us…

— Kathleen Sebelius

Capitalism does what it does and money doesn't belong to anybody. It just stays in someone's wallet for a while, then it…

— Henry Rollins

“... economists recognize that, other things equal, cuts in tax rates reduce tax revenues in percentage terms by less than the tax-rate…

— Campbell McConnell

What we are seeing in cities such as Chicago, Athens and other dead zones of capitalism throughout the world is the beginning…

— Henry Giroux

We have begun a throw away culture. This tendency is seen on the level of individuals and whole societies; and it is…

— Pope Francis

We have to look at for example the increasing globalization of capital, the whole system of transitional capitalism now which has had…

— Angela Davis

Brandon McCaw did 500,000,000,000 multiple choice questions on a computer test about companies racing for global leadership have to consider competing in…

— Brandon McCaw

I certainly want people to read what I've written. Yet, and here's that question of economic position, because I have a secure…

— Davis Schneiderman

Used to the conditions of a capitalistic environment, the average American takes it for granted that every year business makes something new…

— Ludwig von Mises

Not understanding the process of a spontaneously-ordered economy goes hand-in-hand with not understanding the creation of resources and wealth. And when a…

— Julian Simon

The steel business is a local business. We do believe in the U.S. economy and would like to have a strong, balanced…

— Alexei Mordashov

observation of realities has never, to put it mildly, been one of the strengths of economic development theory.

— Jane Jacobs

Barack Obama inherited a bankrupt economy, a bankrupt government, and a bankrupt foreign policy.

— Thomas P.M. Barnett

“...we should in the interests of accuracy refer not to 'democratic free market capitalism' but to 'plutocratic impunity capitalism'.”

— Robert Wade

A lot of my colleagues have been people with broad interests in economics, not just narrowly focused interests.

— Lars Peter Hansen

A people... who are possessed of the spirit of commerce, who see and who will pursue their advantages may achieve almost anything.

— George Washington

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

Population is a strong driver of the economy as well as the quality of the labor force.

— Ali Babacan

“People who claim, for example, that capitalism can overcome its dependence on fossil fuel have either not researched the question or they…

— Stan Goff

Neoclassical economics insists that advertising cannot force consumers to buy anything they don't already want to buy.

— Christopher Lasch

Politicians have immense power to do harm to the economy. But they have very little power to do good.

— Walter E. Williams

Economists and technologists bring the "bits", but it requires the social scientists and humanists to bring the "wits.

— Kenneth E. Boulding

To see economic policy as a problem of choice between rival ideologies is the greatest error of our time.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

Our economy is creating jobs and giving businesses the conditions they need to invest and succeed.

— Dennis Hastert

Economics is primarily useful, both to the student and to the political leader, as a prophylactic against popular fallacies.

— Henry Calvert Simons

“Michael Corbett speaks of this in The Outsourcing Revolution, “In many ways, outsourcing may well prove to be the key enabler of…

— Kate Vitasek