The government's 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, subsidize it.

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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The one irrefutable lesson of the entire postwar period [is] contradicting the notion that rigid...

The one irrefutable lesson of the entire postwar period [is] contradicting the notion that rigid...

Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If...

Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If...

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always...

I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always...

No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of...

No matter what time it is, wake me, even if it's in the middle of...

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for...

Politics is just like show business. You have a hell of an opening, coast for...

The Soviet Union is an Evil Empire, and Soviet communism is the focus of evil...

The Soviet Union is an Evil Empire, and Soviet communism is the focus of evil...

History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20% of the people's...

History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20% of the people's...

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

I would have voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that...

Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that...

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm...

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm...

Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world.

Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world.

Its difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isnt...

Its difficult to believe that people are still starving in this country because food isnt...

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits...

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits...

One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run...

One way to make sure crime doesn't pay would be to let the government run...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end...

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end...

What makes him think a middle aged actor [Clint Eastwood], who's played with a chimp,...

What makes him think a middle aged actor [Clint Eastwood], who's played with a chimp,...

Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous...

Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous...

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.

We aim in the domain of politics at republicanism; in the domain of economics at...

We aim in the domain of politics at republicanism; in the domain of economics at...