Capitalism Quote by Adam Smith

The necessaries of life occasion the great expense of the poor. They find it difficult to get food, and the greater part of their…

— Adam Smith

You'll notice that for many progressives, taking from the rich is not simply a necessity of budgeting but a moral imperative and a tool…

— David Harsanyi

The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people who are…

— Chester A. Arthur

We just watched this budget debacle right? Seventy-three percent of Americans want to tax the rich. Why can't the politicians respond to that? Because…

— Bill Ayers

I do not believe wealthy candidates should spend vast resources in their own campaigns.

— Laurance Rockefeller

“The rich inevitably are going to organize their wealth to avoid government confiscation. They’ll do whatever the law allows to use their money as…

— Jane Mayer

If every rich person gave 50 percent of their wealth to charity, I would not say they should pay more taxes.

— George Soros

We should be encouraging people to earn a lot of money. I do not know one wealthy person who does not spend money -…

— Anthea Turner

All the political angst and moral melodrama about getting 'the rich' to pay 'their fair share' is part of a big charade. This is…

— Thomas Sowell

No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay the taxes, in the end they come out of the…

— Calvin Coolidge

If you raise taxes on the rich, you don't raise much money. I mean, this is one of the things that the U.S. is…

— Richard Quest

In the charitable world as in the business world, opportunities should drive budgets, not the other way around.

— George Kaiser