Convince Quote by Kofi Annan

Giving subsidies is a two-edged sword. Once you give it, it's very hard to take away subsidies. There's a political cost to taking away…

— Najib Razak

We often hear a lot about subsidies, because it's often the powerful talking about the poor; the poor don't have enough voice to question…

— Kofi Annan

The people who deserve and need subsidies are those who are on average incomes and less.

— Mohammad bin Salman

It's a vain hope to believe that people will voluntarily turn their back on government subsidies.

— James Cook

Subsidies and mandates are just two of the privileges that government can bestow on politically connected friends. Others include grants, loans, tax credits, favorable…

— Charles Koch

Eventually, the economy will work well when you reduce subsidies. People have got used to getting some handouts from governments.

— Subhash Chandra

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

Well-designed subsidies help the poor make the best of whatever opportunities they have; poorly designed ones either do very little or actually make things…

— Abhijit Banerjee

We've seen the government give out subsidies to companies, those companies turn around and use it for executive bonuses.

— Andrew Scheer

I think when ordinary working people come home, turn on the TV and see a gala of a bunch of people at, you know,…

— Stephen Harper

Subsidies have changed the way the nation behaves.

— James Cook

“We started with entitlement programs that generously met the needs of individuals unable to provide enough for themselves.  This slowly but surely created a…

— G.S. Kyle