Bad thing Quote by James Surowiecki Download Open image “Corporate welfare isn't necessarily a bad thing.” — James Surowiecki ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Bad thing Corporate Welfare
Corporate welfare, I think, is a disaster for this country. It's crippling our economy. It is contributing to a permanent underclass and corrupting the… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
The reason welfare is bad is not because it costs too much, nor because it "undermines the work ethic," but because it is intrinsically… — Charles A. Murray Copy Share Image
We oppose all corporate welfare, whether we benefit or not. You will find that our policy positions mainly hurt our profitability rather than help… — Charles Koch Copy Share Image
Corporations are not in business to be social-welfare organizations; they are there to make money. — Benjamin Carson Copy Share Image
Welfare culture is bad not just because, as in Europe, it's bankrupting the state, but because it enfeebles the citizenry, it erodes self-reliance and… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
Welfare distorts behavior, makes one less personally responsible and reduces the role of private charity. This principle applies to corporate welfare. — Larry Elder Copy Share Image
Speaking as a black person, welfare is the worst thing that's ever happened to us. — Charles Evers Copy Share Image
When we give a subsidy, the benefits to the public ought to exceed the benefits to the company. When it doesn't, that's our definition… — John Kasich Copy Share Image
I know the ugly history of corporate welfare, and that's not New York City's future. — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
The real purpose of welfare is to get rid of poor people entirely. Everybody knows welfare has bad effects; that's the point. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Lack of confidence, sometimes alternating with unrealistic dreams of heroic success, often leads to procrastination, and many studies suggest that procrastinators are self-handicappers: rather… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Downsizing itself is an inevitable part of any creatively destructive economy. — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
In the business world, bad news is usually good news - for somebody else. — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
You might think of consumption as a fairly passive activity, but buying new products and services is actually pretty risky, at least if you… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Corporations hope that the right concept will turn things around overnight. This is what you might call the crash-diet approach: starve yourself for a… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Instead of mindlessly tossing billions at or taking billions from the Net as such, investors should be spending their time making sure that it's… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
If you thought the advent of the Internet, the spread of cheap and efficient information technology, and the growing fragmentation of the consumer market… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
The financial crisis of 2008 was not caused by investment banks betting against the housing market in 2007. It was caused by the fact… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
A consumer-finance agency is a good thing, but it would do well to teach consumers a simple lesson: if you don't understand the deal… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
What corporations fear is the phenomenon now known, rather inelegantly, as 'commoditization.' What the term means is simply the conversion of the market for… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Making loans and fighting poverty are normally two of the least glamorous pursuits around, but put the two together and you have an economic… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
As a child, I had a lot of older gay men taking care of me. There's a trust there. I feel like little girls… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
I think the people I talk about are generally so stupid that they don't even know I'm saying bad things about them. I've run… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
One thing I always tell players is that there are three bad things: Nothing good happens after midnight, nothing good happens when you're around… — Nick Saban Copy Share Image
I'm not going to pretend that bad things don't happen. I just hope my daughter has enough understanding that when they do, just give… — John Krasinski Copy Share Image
I've heard some pretty bad things in my life. I'm just one of those people I've gotten to a point where I don't want… — Sophia Bush Copy Share Image
Like everybody, you get nights where you feel completely depressed. You start thinking about all the bad things and think about the glass half… — Lights Copy Share Image
Be Thankful for all things in life. Even for the bad things. SOMETIMES the worst situations in life turn out to be the best… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In my business, you should be very strong in mind. You have to be sure about yourself and about your work and your career,… — Irina Shayk Copy Share Image
“I don’t know why I latched onto the idea of being friends, but it sits right with my gut. I want Hartley in my… — Erin Watt Copy Share Image
I'm just grateful to people who are willing to admit how bad things feel for them. — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I love it when television is shot in a cinematic way and I think to aspire to that is no bad thing. — Matthew Rhys Copy Share Image