#capitalism

The times are too difficult and the crisis too severe to indulge in schadenfreude. Looking at it in perspective, the fact that there would be a financial crisis was perfectly predictable: its general nature, if not its magnitude. Markets are always inefficient. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#economic-stimulus-act-of- #nature

We are not just here to manage capitalism but to change society and to define its finer values. ↗

— Tony Benn

#change #define #finer #here #just

Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support the free enterprise system and are unsupportive of big government. ↗

— Arthur C. Brooks

#big government #business #capitalism #clear #consistent

Let's embrace productive capitalism, not casino capitalism, by restoring transparency and true competition in the commodities markets. ↗

— Maria Cantwell

#casino #commodities #competition #embrace #markets

I am convinced that the path to a new, better and possible world is not capitalism, the path is socialism. ↗

— Hugo Chavez

#better #capitalism #convinced #i #i am

Capitalism has worked very well. Anyone who wants to move to North Korea is welcome. ↗

— Bill Gates

#capitalism #korea #move #north #north korea

There are people who don't like capitalism, and people who don't like PCs. But there's no-one who likes the PC who doesn't like Microsoft. ↗

— Bill Gates

#like #likes #microsoft #no-one #pc

You know capitalism is this wonderful thing that motivates people, it causes wonderful inventions to be done. But in this area of diseases of the world at large, it's really let us down. ↗

— Bill Gates

#capitalism #causes #diseases #done #down

A more humane form of capitalism is about the best I think we can get. Which might sound very reformist or conservative, but that's basically where I am. ↗

— Henry Louis Gates

#am #basically #best #capitalism #conservative

What if capitalism is unsustainable, and socialism is impossible? ↗

— Ken MacLeod

#impossible #socialism #unsustainable #what if