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Thomas Sowell: Welfare State Con
on Friday, March 24, 2023Meaning of Thomas Sowell Money Quote: saying the con is when money is taken in taxes and returned to the public with great fanfare. Thomas Sowell said:
“The welfare state is the oldest con game in the world. First you take people’s money away quietly and then you give some of it back to them flamboyantly” — Thomas Sowell
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Thomas Sowell: Donate to Charity
on Tuesday, December 7, 2021Thomas Sowell Money Quote saying conservatives are more generous with their money than liberals and give more to charity. Thomas Sowell said:
“People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who identify themselves as liberals. They donate more money and a higher percentage of their incomes” — Thomas Sowell
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Thomas Sowell: Liberal Tax Money
on Sunday, January 17, 2021Thomas Sowell Money Quote saying liberal concept of unfairness can be resolved by increasing taxes. Thomas Sowell said:
“In liberal logic, if life is unfair then the answer is to turn more tax money over to politicians, to spend in ways that will increase their chances of getting reelected” — Thomas Sowell
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Thomas Sowell: Compassion Buy
on Friday, September 25, 2020Thomas Sowell Money Quote saying compassionate politicians find a way to buy votes with public money. Thomas Sowell said:
“Compassion is the use of public funds to buy votes” — Thomas Sowell
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Thomas Sowell: Election Rich
on Thursday, September 24, 2020Thomas Sowell Money Quote saying pols who give all attention to the rich and poor should devote some attention to the bulk of the population remaining. Thomas Sowell said:
“Any politician who starts shouting election-year demagoguery about the rich and the poor should be asked, ‘What about the other 90 percent of the people?'” — Thomas Sowell
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Thomas Sowell on Unearned Greed
on Monday, January 19, 2015Thomas Sowell Money Quotation saying wanting to keep versus wanting to take away from others are distinctly different types of greed. Thomas Sowell said:
“I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else’s money” — Thomas Sowell
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