Capitalist Quote by Joan Robinson

“The misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited all.” quote by Joan Robinson — Download Open image

““The misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited all.””

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Capitalist Misery

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The very nature of economics is rooted in nationalism. ... It [was] developed ... in the hope of throwing light upon questions of policy.…

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Unequal distribution of income is an excessively uneconomic method of getting the necessary saving done.

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we make a great fuss about national conscience, but it consists mainly in insisting upon everyone ascribing our national policy to highly moral motives,…

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science progresses by trial and error, and when it is forbidden to admit error there can be no progress.

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Marxism is the opium of the Marxists.

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The orthodox doctrines of economics which were dominant in the last quarter of the nineteenth century had a clear message. They supported laisser faire,…

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Not only subjective poverty is never overcome by growth, but absolute poverty is increased by it. ... Absolute misery grows while wealth increases.

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Reality is never a golden age.

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