Benefits Quote by Thomas Sowell

What the welfare system and other kinds of governmental programs are doing is paying people to fail. In so far as they fail, they…

— Thomas Sowell

This, by the way, is the welfare state in action: Its a whole bunch of special interest groups screwing consumers and taxpayers, and making…

— Murray Rothbard

The more the state gives to its citizens, the less they have to earn. That is the basic concept of the welfare state -…

— Dennis Prager

It's a mistake to think that poor people get the benefit from the welfare system. It's a total fraud. Most welfare go to the…

— Ron Paul

Government relief tends constantly to get out of hand. And even when it is kept within reasonable bounds it tends to reduce the incentives…

— Henry Hazlitt

The more people who are dependent on government handouts, the more votes the left can depend on for an ever-expanding welfare state.

— Thomas Sowell

I believe that investing in welfare is crucial - but I also believe that it only works if you're getting help to those who…

— Grant Shapps

It's a mistake to think that poor people get the benefit from the welfare system. It's a total fraud. Most welfare go to the…

— Ron Paul

People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty. It robs people of…

— Mitt Romney

Over time, the welfare state has become dysfunctional in a surprising way. But in a way it became a victim of its own success:…

— Niall Ferguson

I think what the Conservatives have done, scaling back welfare payment, is overwhelmingly positive. There's only a certain amount of welfare they can give…

— Georgia Toffolo

This welfare for wealthy companies wastes taxpayer dollars, harms the environment, and makes a mockery of the recent reductions in federal social spending programs.

— Ralph Nader