Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidise it

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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Why is it inflationary if the people keep their own money, and spend it the...

Why is it inflationary if the people keep their own money, and spend it the...

How can a president not be an actor?

How can a president not be an actor?

I've noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.

I've noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born.

All systems are capitalist. It's just a matter of who owns and controls the capital...

All systems are capitalist. It's just a matter of who owns and controls the capital...

Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.

Government always finds a need for whatever money it gets.

Someone once said that every form of government has one characteristic peculiar to it and...

Someone once said that every form of government has one characteristic peculiar to it and...

Are you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying...

Are you willing to spend time studying the issues, making yourself aware, and then conveying...

It's time we asked ourselves if we still know the freedoms intended for us by...

It's time we asked ourselves if we still know the freedoms intended for us by...

What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now,...

What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now,...

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap

History teaches that war begins when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap

Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And...

Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. And...

Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our...

Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our...

Poverty is a career for lots of well paid people

Poverty is a career for lots of well paid people

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as...

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as...

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:...

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:...

Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by...

Thomas Jefferson once said, 'We should never judge a president by his age, only by...

I consider all proposals for government action with an open mind before voting no.

I consider all proposals for government action with an open mind before voting no.

The purpose of government is to reign in the rights of the people.

The purpose of government is to reign in the rights of the people.

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...