Before Quote by Dan Bongino

Poverty doesn't come because of the decrease of wealth but because of the increase of desires.

— Plato

Poverty persists, essentially, because the people at the bottom - the bottom quarter and also the bottom half - see the gains from the…

— Thomas Pogge

I believe that all forms of socialism have been proven over time to result in a loss of both economic and civil liberties, with…

— John Mackey

Poverty is not socialism. To be rich is glorious.

— Deng Xiaoping

“The empirical evidence has been much harder on socialism. Economically, in practice the capitalist nations are increasingly productive and prosperous, with no end in…

— Stephen R.C. Hicks

It's only socialism if the money goes down, not up.

— Tim Dorsey

There has been a noticeable decline in the labor factor in all wealthy countries in the past 20 years. The rich are getting richer,…

— Kenneth Rogoff

Yes, in socialism the rich will be poorer - but the poor will also be poorer. People will lose interest in really working hard…

— Thomas Peterffy

We have the ability now to arrange global economic institutions so that poverty declines to a fraction of what it is now.

— Thomas Pogge

Poverty is a result of lack of opportunity. Lack of opportunity is about being without power, without being in a position to make choices.

— Winnie Byanyima

Rarely they rise by virtue's aid who lie plunged in the depth of helpless poverty.

— Juvenal

Capitalism - for the record - has lifted more people out of poverty than any other economic system in the world.

— Trish Regan