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# Rutger Bregman

(1988)   Journalist

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Rutger Bregman is a journalist.

## Quick Facts About Rutger Bregman

Born April 26, 1988

Profession Journalist

## About Rutger Bregman

Rutger Christiaan Bregman is a Dutch journalist, writer, and historian.

##  Quotes by Rutger Bregman · Page 3

> [My life philosophy is that you need a boring private life if you want to have a more exciting public life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/my-life-philosophy-is-that-you-need-a-boring-private-life-if-you-want/)

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> [We like to think that people have to work for their money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/we-like-to-think-that-people-have-to-work-for-their-money/)

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> [From Scotland to India, and from Silicon Valley to Kenya, policymakers all over the world have become interested in basic income as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/from-scotland-to-india-and-from-silicon-valley-to-kenya-policymakers/)

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[Poverty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poverty/)

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> [Remember: real politics isn't about figureheads and seats in parliament. Real politics is about ideas. And there can be no doubt regarding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/remember-real-politics-isn-t-about-figureheads-and-seats-in/)

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[Doubt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doubt/)

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> [Societies tend to presume that poor people are unable to handle money. If they had any, people reason, the poor and homeless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/societies-tend-to-presume-that-poor-people-are-unable-to-handle-money/)

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[Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/)

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> [Poor people aren't making dumb decisions because they are dumb, but because they're living in a context in which anyone would make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/poor-people-aren-t-making-dumb-decisions-because-they-are-dumb-but/)

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[Context](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/context/)

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> [Countries with short workweeks consistently top gender' equality rankings. The central issue is achieving a more equitable distribution of work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/countries-with-short-workweeks-consistently-top-gender-equality/)

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[Equality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/equality/)

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> [“In the twenty-first century, the real elite are those born not in the right family or the right class but in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/in-the-twenty-first-century-the-real-elite-are-those-born-not-in-the/)

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[Elite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/elite/)

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> [“we can turn to a study by the Center for Immigration Studies–a think tank that opposes immigration–which found that immigration has virtually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/we-can-turn-to-a-study-by-the-center-for-immigration-studies-a-think/)

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[Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/)

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> [Most people would say the meaning of life is to make the world a little more beautiful, or nicer, or more interesting.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/most-people-would-say-the-meaning-of-life-is-to-make-the-world-a/)

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[Beautiful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beautiful/)

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> [There is certainly a longstanding idea within western culture that civilization is only a thin veneer. As soon as something happens, say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/there-is-certainly-a-longstanding-idea-within-western-culture-that/)

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[Civilization](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civilization/)

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> [“In fact, it has become increasingly profitable not to innovate. Imagine just how much progress we’ve missed out on because thousands of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/in-fact-it-has-become-increasingly-profitable-not-to-innovate-imagine/)

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[Innovate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/innovate/)

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> [During the Enlightenment, there were brilliant thinkers who realized that, if you assume most people are naturally selfish and you construct the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/during-the-enlightenment-there-were-brilliant-thinkers-who-realized/)

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[Buddhism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/)

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> [Since the 70s and the 80s you see the rise of neoliberalism. The central dogma of neoliberalism was that most people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/since-the-70s-and-the-80s-you-see-the-rise-of-neoliberalism-the/)

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[Government](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/government/)

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> [The first thing we should acknowledge is that poverty is hugely expensive. It varies from country to country, but most of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/the-first-thing-we-should-acknowledge-is-that-poverty-is-hugely/)

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[Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/)

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> [There's always selfish behavior. There are lots of examples of people hoarding. But we've seen in this pandemic that the vast majority…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/there-s-always-selfish-behavior-there-are-lots-of-examples-of-people/)

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[Behavior](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behavior/)

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> [As a species of animal that evolved to make connections and work together, it feels strange to suppress our desire for contact.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/as-a-species-of-animal-that-evolved-to-make-connections-and-work/)

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[Desire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/desire/)

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> [Psychologists even have a term for this: they talk about 'mean world syndrome'. People who have just seen too much of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/psychologists-even-have-a-term-for-this-they-talk-about-mean-world/)

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> [“Instead, we should be posing a different question altogether: Which knowledge and skills do we want our children to have in 2030?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/instead-we-should-be-posing-a-different-question-altogether-which/)

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[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

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> [“We’re indignant that men get paid more than women for doing the same work, and that white Americans earn more than black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/we-re-indignant-that-men-get-paid-more-than-women-for-doing-the-same/)

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[Black americans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black-americans/)

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> [“For us today, it is still difficult to imagine a future society in which paid labor is not the be-all and end-all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/for-us-today-it-is-still-difficult-to-imagine-a-future-society-in/)

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> [“If it is true that ideas don’t change things gradually but in fits and starts – in shocks – then the basic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/if-it-is-true-that-ideas-don-t-change-things-gradually-but-in-fits/)

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[Change things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change-things/)

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> [“Whether we’re searching for new dreams or rediscovering old ones, we can’t move forward without looking to the past. It’s the only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/whether-we-re-searching-for-new-dreams-or-rediscovering-old-ones-we/)

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[Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/)

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> [“Besides being blind to lots of good things, the GDP also benefits from all manner of human suffering. Gridlock, drug abuse, adultery?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/besides-being-blind-to-lots-of-good-things-the-gdp-also-benefits-from/)

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[Black friday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black-friday/)

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> [“Recently, the International Monetary Fund published a report which revealed that too much inequality even inhibits economic growth.22 Perhaps the most fascinating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/recently-the-international-monetary-fund-published-a-report-which/)

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> [“The inventor of GDP cautioned against including in its calculation expenditure for the military, advertising, and the financial sector,33 but his advice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/the-inventor-of-gdp-cautioned-against-including-in-its-calculation/)

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[Deaf ears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deaf-ears/)

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> [“There is, however, another avenue of utopian thought, one that is all but forgotten. If the blueprint is a high-resolution photo, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/there-is-however-another-avenue-of-utopian-thought-one-that-is-all/)

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[Common people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common-people/)

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> [“The Greek GDP spiked 25% when statisticians dove into the country’s black market in 2006, for instance, thereby enabling the government to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/the-greek-gdp-spiked-25-when-statisticians-dove-into-the-country-s/)

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[Economics](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/economics/)

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> [My hope is that the corona crisis will help bring us into a new age of cooperation and solidarity and a realization…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/my-hope-is-that-the-corona-crisis-will-help-bring-us-into-a-new-age/)

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[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

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> [Only the work that generates money is allowed to count toward GDP. Little wonder, then, that we have organized education around feeding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/only-the-work-that-generates-money-is-allowed-to-count-toward-gdp/)

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[Education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/education/)

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> [Our streets are very important for social cohesion, for feelings of safety, and we just surrendered all this to the car. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/our-streets-are-very-important-for-social-cohesion-for-feelings-of/)

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[Car](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/car/)

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> [When I talk about 'everyday communism', I am teasing a little. It is a provocative idea. But then we all do a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/when-i-talk-about-everyday-communism-i-am-teasing-a-little-it-is-a/)

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[Communism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communism/)

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> [We so often tend to think our democracies are ruled by procedures and laws, but they are also governed by implicit rules…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/we-so-often-tend-to-think-our-democracies-are-ruled-by-procedures-and/)

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[Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/)

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> [I've solved my phone addiction by deleting all the apps I was addicted to - email, browser - and getting my wife…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/i-ve-solved-my-phone-addiction-by-deleting-all-the-apps-i-was/)

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[Addiction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/addiction/)

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> [I know that there are many excellent arguments for a universal form of basic income. Since everyone would get it, it would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/i-know-that-there-are-many-excellent-arguments-for-a-universal-form/)

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[Dogs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dogs/)

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> [Believing in the good of humanity is a revolutionary act - it means that we don't need all those managers and CEO's,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/believing-in-the-good-of-humanity-is-a-revolutionary-act-it-means/)

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[Faith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faith/)

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> [I always eat bread and almost always peanut butter and apple syrup, sometimes cheese. I hardly ever ate out as a child.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/i-always-eat-bread-and-almost-always-peanut-butter-and-apple-syrup/)

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[Apple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apple/)

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> [“So in concrete terms, just how much dumber does poverty make you? “Our effects correspond to between 13 and 14 IQ points,”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/so-in-concrete-terms-just-how-much-dumber-does-poverty-make-you-our/)

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> [“A person living at the poverty line in the U.S. belongs to the richest 14% of the world population; someone earning a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/a-person-living-at-the-poverty-line-in-the-u-s-belongs-to-the-richest/)

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[Poverty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poverty/)

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> [“In his 1971 State of the Union address, Nixon considered his plan to “place a floor under the income of every family…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rutger-bregman/in-his-1971-state-of-the-union-address-nixon-considered-his-plan-to/)

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[Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/)

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## Rutger Bregman by topic

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                        "text": "“Besides being blind to lots of good things, the GDP also benefits from all manner of human suffering. Gridlock, drug abuse, adultery? Goldmines for gas stations, rehab centers, and divorce attorneys. If you were the GDP, your ideal citizen would be a compulsive gambler with cancer who’s going through a drawn-out divorce that he copes with by popping fistfuls of Prozac and going berserk on Black Friday. Environmental pollution even does double duty: One company makes a mint by cutting corners while another is paid to clean up the mess. By contrast, a centuries-old tree doesn’t count until you chop it down and sell it as lumber.”",
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                        "text": "“The inventor of GDP cautioned against including in its calculation expenditure for the military, advertising, and the financial sector,33 but his advice fell on deaf ears. After World War II, Kuznets grew increasingly concerned about the monster he had created. “Distinctions must be kept in mind between quantity and quality of growth,” he wrote in 1962, “between costs and returns, and between the short and long run. Goals for more growth should specify more growth of what and for what.”",
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                        "text": "“There is, however, another avenue of utopian thought, one that is all but forgotten. If the blueprint is a high-resolution photo, then this utopia is just a vague outline. It offers not solutions but guideposts. Instead of forcing us into a straitjacket, it inspires us to change. And it understands that, as Voltaire put it, the perfect is the enemy of the good. As one American philosopher has remarked, “any serious utopian thinker will be made uncomfortable by the very idea of the blueprint.”23 It was in this spirit that the British philosopher Thomas More literally wrote the book on utopia (and coined the term). Rather than a blueprint to be ruthlessly applied, his utopia was, more than anything, an indictment of a grasping aristocracy that demanded ever more luxury as common people lived in extreme poverty. More understood that utopia is dangerous when taken too seriously. “One needs to be able to believe passionately and also be able to see the absurdity of one’s own beliefs and laugh at them,” observes philosopher and leading utopia expert Lyman Tower Sargent. Like humor and satire, utopias throw open the windows of the mind. And that’s vital. As”",
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                        "text": "“The Greek GDP spiked 25% when statisticians dove into the country’s black market in 2006, for instance, thereby enabling the government to take out several hefty loans shortly before the European debt crisis broke out. Italy started including its black market back in 1987, which swelled its economy by 20% overnight. “A wave of euphoria swept over Italians,” reported the New York Times, “after economists recalibrated their statistics taking into account for the first time the country’s formidable underground economy of tax evaders and illegal workers.”4 And that’s to say nothing of all the unpaid labor that doesn’t even qualify as part of the black market, from volunteering to childcare to cooking, which together represents more than half of all our work. Of course, we can hire cleaners or nannies to do some of these chores, in which case they count toward the GDP, but we still do most ourselves. Adding all this unpaid work would expand the economy by anywhere from 37% (in Hungary) to 74% (in the UK).5 However, as the economist Diane Coyle notes, “generally official statistical agencies have never bothered – perhaps because it has been carried out mainly by women.”6 While we’re on the subject, only Denmark has ever attempted to quantify the value of breastfeeding in its GDP. And it’s no paltry sum: In the U.S., the potential contribution of breast milk has been estimated at an incredible $110 billion a year7 – about the size of China’s military budget.”",
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                        "text": "My hope is that the corona crisis will help bring us into a new age of cooperation and solidarity and a realization that we're in this together.",
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