Tom Pane > Quotes

“One of the ways the elite leverage control over the common citizen is through their outsized influence in the government. Their partners in the government will pass laws that look like they will benefit the everyday person, but in reality, are designed to give free handouts to the rich under the cloak of social support. This is what they call subsidies, or did when they were a little more honest about their intentions.”
― Tom Pane, The Money To Control: How The Elite Conspire Against You

“For example, during the Civil War, the price of milk, eggs, and cheese went up 60-100%. According to historian Emerson Fite (quote is edited to modernize the language) – “Employers were accustomed to giving themselves all or nearly all the profits accruing from the higher prices, without being willing to grant to the employees a fair share of these profits through the medium of higher wages.”
― Tom Pane, The Money To Control: How The Elite Conspire Against You