Posts Tagged ‘poorer’
Michael Medved: Wealth Poverty
on Tuesday, November 2, 2021Michael Medved Money Quote saying the idea that poverty must increase as wealth increases is a fallacy that hurts the image of believers. Michael Medved said:
“If you believe that when the rich get richer, the poor get poorer, then you believe that creating wealth causes poverty, and you’re an idiot” — Michael Medved
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James Surowiecki: Behavioral Econ
on Thursday, October 28, 2021James Surowiecki Money Quote saying smart economists know that we’ll pay handsomely to punish those who fail to give to the common good. James Surowiecki said:
“Behavioral economists have shown that a sizable percentage of people are willing to pay real money to punish people who are taking from a common pot but not contributing to it. Just to insure that shirkers get what they deserve, we are prepared to make ourselves poorer” — James Surowiecki
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John le Carre: Care For Losers
on Sunday, December 13, 2020John le Carre Money Quote saying Good societies care for those in need because the rich have only greed. The poorest must be properly cared for. John le Carre said:
“My definition of a decent society is one that first of all takes care of its losers, and protects its weak. What I see in my country, progressively over these years, is that the rich have got richer, the poor have got poorer. The rich have become indifferent through a philosophy of greed, and the poorer have become hopeless because they’re not properly cared for” — John le Carre
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Winston Churchill: Poor vs. Rich
on Sunday, August 29, 2010Winston Churchill Money Quote saying causing the wealthy to suddenly become slightly less comfortable by taxing them will not solve the problem of poverty. He said:
“You don’t make the poor richer by making the rich poorer” — Winston Churchill
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#NationalWinstonChurchillDay April 9 in 1963, Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II, become an Honorary Citizen of the United States.