As the sixth largest economy in the world, the economic engine of the nation, and provider of a large percentage of the… — Shervin Pishevar Copy Share Image
“It suffices here to say that the planned economy which the advocates of dictatorship wish to set up is precisely as socialistic… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
The [U.S.] Constitution is a limitation on the government, not on private individuals ... it does not prescribe the conduct of private… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
If the US Government was a family—they would be making $58,000 a year, spending $75,000 a year, & are $327,000 in credit… — Dave Ramsey Copy Share Image
The way we get past capitalism is by building on the healthy non-capitalist aspects of our world while we also do pitched… — Cynthia Kauffman Copy Share Image
“This is the basis for the most important critique of microfinance. The poor are not entrepreneurs. The idea that more than a… — Ian Smillie Copy Share Image
“Economic institutions that create incentives for economic progress may simultaneously redistribute income and power in such a way that a predatory dictator… — Daron Acemoğlu Copy Share Image
An economy that adds value through information, ideas, and intelligence-the Three I Economy-offers a way out of the apparent clash between material… — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
We've all heard the phrase 'equal pay for equal work.' Many of those who habitually repeat this mantra may not realize that… — Kane Copy Share Image
The economy may be complex, but Americans understand that the Wall Street banks control an outsized portion of the economy and that… — Marcy Kaptur Copy Share Image
An invaluable little book… What Makes a Terrorist uses standard tools of economics and statistical analysis to get at the truth about… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense,… — Christopher Bond Copy Share Image
Technology and Ideology are shaking the foundations of 21st century capitalism. Technology is making skills and knowledge the only sources of sustainable… — Lester Thurow Copy Share Image
“The great achievements of western capitalism have rebounded primarily to the benefit of the ordinary person. These achievements have made available to… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Human well-being is not a random phenomenon. It depends on many factors - ranging from genetics and neurobiology to sociology and economics.… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
Globalisation, and specifically our connectivity to China, has contributed to a sustained growth in the U.S. economy, has led to full employment… — Neil Bush Copy Share Image
After the collapse of socialism, capitalism remained without a rival. This unusual situation unleashed its greedy and - above all - its… — Gunter Grass Copy Share Image
“The quality of economists cannot be measured … by the nature of the economic life which surrounds them, but only by the… — Emil kauder Copy Share Image
As my father-in-law once said, when they talk about taxes it's always for teachers, firemen, and police - but when they spend… — Glenn Reynolds Copy Share Image
Government is instituted to protect property of every sort; as well that which lies in the various rights of individuals, as that… — James Madison Copy Share Image
I'm convinced that there's a new way to define capitalism, and that the definition should include three ingredients - that we love… — Biz Stone Copy Share Image
But suppose, for the sake of argument, free competition, without any sort of monopoly, would develop capitalism trade more rapidly. Is it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Look at the streets! The people have smiles on their faces, they're hustling and bustling and going places, they're well-dressed, there's lots… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
In short, avoiding the scourge of unemployment may have less to do with chasing after growth and more to do with building… — Tim Jackson Copy Share Image
There are many issues in the global economy in general and in the western economy as well: population ageing, drop in labour… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Profits are the lifeblood of the economic system, the magic elixir upon which progress and all good things depend ultimately. But one… — Paul Samuelson Copy Share Image
This may be one of the real tragedies of free market capitalism gone awry. The quality of our intellectual life is declining… — Norah Vincent Copy Share Image
The '80s market was only a Japanese market. It was the Japanese outbidding each other for the most expensive works of art.… — Arne Glimcher Copy Share Image
For too long the U.S. immigration system has focused on accepting low-skilled immigrants. Basic economics tells us that the surge of low-skilled… — Mercedes Schlapp Copy Share Image
Among minor alterations, I may mention the substitution for the name political economy of the single convenient term economics. I cannot help… — William Stanley Jevons Copy Share Image
Any society that entails the strengthening of the state apparatus by giving it unchecked control over the economy, and re-unites the polity… — Robert Higgs Copy Share Image
The great enemy of freedom is the alignment of political power with wealth. This alignment destroys the commonwealth - that is, the… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
'Murphys law of economic policy': Economists have the least influence on policy where they know the most and are most agreed; they… — Alan Blinder Copy Share Image
Economic freedom is an essential requisite for political freedom. By enabling people to cooperate with one another without coercion or central direction,… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write poetry? Or, why do they give up a… — Vikram Seth Copy Share Image
The entire political class and ruling Wall Street class are zero-percent-interest zombies who talk about 'deflation' in the value of their second,… — Max Keiser Copy Share Image
The only factor that poses a genuine challenge to the current order is the willingness of human beings to reject the injustice… — Jim Stanford Copy Share Image
Capitalism would self-destruct in no time. So the business classes have always demanded strong, straight intervention to protect the society from the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
At the peak of the so-called great success of neoliberal economics, in 2007, right before the crash, non-supervisory workers were at wages… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The crisis in Europe has affected the U.S. economy by acting as a drag on our exports, weighing on business and consumer… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image