Economic theory has nothing to say as to what commodity will acquire the status of money. Historically, it happened to be gold.… — Hans-Hermann Hoppe Copy Share Image
Even if it does not become cashless economy, it will become a less cash economy, and I think that itself is going… — Chanda Kochhar Copy Share Image
Here's the secret you should remember whenever you hear someone lamenting how tough it is to get ahead in the postindustrial global… — Charles Murray Copy Share Image
In the humanities and social sciences, and in fields like journalism and economics and so on, people have to be trained to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
If our goal in legislating against carbon releases is not simply punishing the West and its power companies but truly trying to… — Gregg Easterbrook Copy Share Image
The promises of pie-in-the-sky liberal environmentalists that we can convert to 'clean' energy sources and stimulate our economy are based on dubious… — David Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Equality of economic opportunity, in the context of private property, means equality of opportunity for the millions of capital-less households of today… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
We have weapons of mass destruction we have to address here at home. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Homelessness is… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
Rising inequality is not a law of nature - it's not even a law of economics. It is a consequence of political… — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
This is a guy [Steven Lerner] who believes, for example, that Reaganomics or trickle-down economics means, "The rich got rich by stealing… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I don't think that that's a desirable option for us. Besides, it wouldn't work, because there are too many other countries that… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Perhaps the removal of trade restrictions throughout the world would do more for the cause of universal peace than can any political… — Frank Chodorov Copy Share Image
“[Capitalism assumed] that from the beginning all men are equal. If that were so everyone would be equipped with the same working… — Knut Wicksell Copy Share Image
The characteristic feature of capitalism that distinguishes it from pre-capitalist methods of production was its new principle of marketing. Capitalism is not… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“An entrepreneurial economy is what made America great. People didn’t come to settle the country several hundred years ago for all the… — Chris Lutz Copy Share Image
Fines are preferable to imprisonment and other types of punishment because they are more efficient. With a fine, the punishment to offenders… — Gary Becker Copy Share Image
Understanding capitalism is in some ways simple. At its best, capitalism rewards creators, makers and providers: the people and firms that create… — Geoff Mulgan Copy Share Image
Have you ever heard of the book 'Freakonomics?' So there's these two economics professors, and they're really interesting guys, and they wrote… — Oliver Luck Copy Share Image
The economic dynamic in Zimbabwe is perversely robust: while ordinary people suffer, black-market dealers and people with foreign bank accounts prosper, making… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
Capitalism offers nothing but frustrations and rebuffs to those who wish - because of claimed superiority of intelligence, birth, credentials, or ideals… — George Gilder Copy Share Image
Economists got away from really questioning how the world works, how decisions actually got made. If something doesn't conform to neoclassical models… — W. Brian Arthur Copy Share Image
“The main cause of poverty or financial struggle is fear and ignorance, not the economy or the government or the rich. It’s… — Robert T. Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
And here we encounter the seeds of government disaster and collapse - the kind that wrecked ancient Rome and every other civilization… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
The rest of the world needs the US economy and financial system to recover in order for it to revive. We remain… — Timothy Geithner Copy Share Image
The full faith and credit of the United States to fulfill its financial obligations has made it the underpinning of financial markets… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
There are lots of bad things that can happen to a food economy that's both extensive and centralized. There's no substitute for… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
The Democrats have been there for working people in our country. That's who we are, trickle-down vs. middle-class economics. That's the major… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
“The most important economy, the only reasonable one, is to make life pleasant for all, because the man who is satisfied with… — Pyotr Kropotkin Copy Share Image
under a monopolistic economic system the opportunity to earn a living by one's labour comes to be regarded as a privilege instead… — Suzanne La Follette Copy Share Image
If we have an economic crisis in the Western world it's because the government makes up 50 percent or more of the… — Marc Faber Copy Share Image
We must draw on the unique strengths of the Japanese economy, seek an open and cooperative approach with our international partners, and… — Yoshihiko Noda Copy Share Image
The secret to the movie business, or any business, is to get a good education in a subject besides film - whether… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
The President also talked at length about how well the American economy is doing. Apparently, he got his information on this topic… — Jose Serrano Copy Share Image
In a free market capitalist system, 'price signals' are everything. Prices are determined by buyers and sellers in the free market, and… — Max Keiser Copy Share Image
Private equity funds a substantial amount of new businesses and is the source of capital to rejuvenate failing businesses, which are major… — N. Robert Hammer Copy Share Image
Answers are not enough, students should be encouraged to ask questions and explore alternatives to the norm. Entrepreneurship and invention are the… — Jim Hunt Copy Share Image
In economics, unlike fiction and the theater, there is no harm in a premature disclosure of the plot: it is to see… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
In the richest country in the history of the world, this Obama economy has crushed the middle class. Family income has fallen… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
It's the aspirations that capitalism is promoting as beautiful, positive attributes that are dangerous. All that is in the bedrooms of the… — John Hillcoat Copy Share Image
The United States should pursue a more robust agenda for U.S. competitiveness and innovation focused on a lower-carbon economy, including investments in… — Mona Sutphen Copy Share Image