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“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”
― Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
― Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
“The best way to boost the economy is to redistribute wealth downward, as poorer people tend to spend a higher proportion of their income.”
― 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
― 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
“95% of economics is common sense”
― Economics: The User's Guide: A Pelican Introduction
― Economics: The User's Guide: A Pelican Introduction
“People 'over-produce' pollution because they are not paying for the costs of dealing with it.”
― 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
― 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
“The widely accepted assertion that, only if you let markets be will everyone be paid correctly and thus fairly, according to his worth, is a myth. Only when we part with this myth and grasp the political nature of the market and the collective nature of individual productivity will we be able to build a more just society in which historical legacies and collective actions, and not just individual talents and efforts, are properly taken into account in deciding how to reward people.”
― 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
― 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
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