Consumers Quote by John Stossel

'Government gets things right' does not encourage sales. 'Government makes another blunder' does encourage sales, so there's a commercial imperative that pushes sensationalism.

— John Major

I saw the government really using the excuse of a weak economy and a financial crisis to create more government and to push onto…

— Rob Portman

During a recent panel on the numerous failures of American journalism, I proposed that almost all stories about government should begin: “Look out! They're…

— Molly Ivins

What I've learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off.

— John Stossel

There is always a temptation for governments: see a problem and announce a quick fix.

— Charles Kennedy

Our government has become too responsive to trivial or ephemeral concerns, often at the expense of more important concerns or an erosion of our…

— William A. Niskanen

What I'm saying is that government doesn't work for people. There is a perception of it and a reality of it.

— Lori Lightfoot

Government failure is always used as an excuse for government expansion. Government thrives on crisis and incompetence.

— Jim Babka

When government does, occasionally, work, it works in an elitist fashion. That is, government is most easily manipulated by people who have money and…

— P. J. O'Rourke

It's not just that government has failed us. It's not just that we have failed ourselves. It's government. It's individuals. It's sort of everything…

— J. D. Vance

As with most things governmental, failure does not mean having to try something else. It means spending more money.

— Cal Thomas

The difficulty for the Government is there's this ideological straitjacket of the market will provide, let the market rip and everything will work out...…

— Frances O'Grady