#economic

An economic system which can only expand or expire must be false to all that is human. ↗

— Edward Abbey

#growth #economics

he who will not economize will have to agonize ↗

— Confucius

#ignorance #knowledge #suffering #wisdom #economics

Millions of our citizens do not now have a full measure of opportunity to achieve and to enjoy good health. Millions do not now have protection or security against the economic effects of sickness. And the time has now arrived for action to help them attain that opportunity and to help them get that protection. ↗

— Harry S. Truman

#politics #economics

Problems worthy of attacks, prove their worth by hitting back ↗

— Adam Smith

#economics

See, if you look at the drug war from a purely economic point of view, the role of the government is to protect the drug cartel. That's literally true. ↗

— Milton Friedman

#economics

I have read more about Oprah Winfrey’s ass than I have about the rise of China as an economic superpower. I fear this is no exaggeration. Perhaps China is rising as an economic superpower because its women aren’t spending all their time reading about Oprah Winfrey’s ass. ↗

— Caitlin Moran

#focus #oprah-winfrey #economics

All rational action is in the first place individual action. Only the individual thinks. Only the individual reasons. Only the individual acts. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

#economics

Small businesses are the economic drivers of our country, providing the stimulus our communities need. ↗

— Melissa Bean

#communities #country #drivers #economic #need

Our rate moves will have an impact on the economy in 2013. Whether we raise or lower rates depends on how the economic situation develops. ↗

— Marek Belka

#develops #economic #economic situation #economy #how

I think that, especially among conservatives, there's a clear understanding that there are three legs to the conservative stool. There are the free-market economics conservatives, the social conservatives, and the national-security conservatives. ↗

— John Bolton

#clear #conservative #conservatives #economics #especially