Bum Bright on the effects of the welfare state

Bum Bright:
"Our unrestrained welfare programs encourage people to be non-productive and, therefore, hungry and helpless."

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Milton Friedman on incentives

Milton Friedman:
"We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork."

William F. Buckley Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr.:
“I will not cede more power to the state. I will not willingly cede more power to anyone, not to the state, not to General Motors, not to the CIO. I will hoard my power like a miser, resisting every effort to drain it away from me. I will then use my power as I see fit. I mean to live my life an obedient man, but obedient to God, subservient to the wisdom of my ancestors; never to the authority of political truths arrived at yesterday at the voting booth."

Winston Churchill on mature liberals

Winston Churchill:
“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.”

John Adams - Property

John Adams:
Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist.

Ronald Reagan on government "help"

Ronald Reagan:
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'"

Paul Krugman wrong again

Paul Krugman makes the argument that Europe's budget woes are not the result of overly generous welfare systems. How can one guy be objectively wrong so often and still have credibility? Joe blow on the street can figure it out but a Nobel Laureate is clueless; go figure.

Paul Krugman wrong again | Gets owned by Nile Gardner

Paul Krugman's original shallow article here

Alternate post title: Legends of the Fallow (Paul Krugman's thought process)