"The system that enables the most people to……" — Arthur C. Brooks
"The system that enables the most people to earn the most success is free enterprise, by matching up people's skills, interests, and abilities. In contrast, redistribution simply spreads money around. Even worse, it attenuates the ability to earn success by perverting economic incentives."
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Arthur C. Brooks
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12 Quotes by Arthur C. Brooks
Arthur C. Brooks has 12 quotes on this site.
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There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that…
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We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur…
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Yes, free markets tend to produce unequal incomes. We should not be ashamed of that. On the contrary, our system…
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As a political independent, I would gladly vote for any political party dedicated to limited government and entrepreneurship.
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If you think spreading money around by force seems like an odd definition of fairness, you're not alone.
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The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure.
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The battle is on, and nothing less than the soul of America is at stake.
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Free enterprise is essentially a formula not just for wealth creation, but for life satisfaction.
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Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of…
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The truth is that relative income is not directly related to happiness. Nonpartisan social-survey data clearly show that the big…
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There's a general intuition around the nonprofit world these days that younger generations are less likely to join. But I…
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