Ben Shapiro on capitalism
Ben Shapiro14 quotes“Voluntary exchange is more moral than forced redistribution.”
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The story of Detroit’s bankruptcy was simple enough: Allow capitalism to grow the city, campaign against income inequality, tax the job creators until they flee, increase government spending in order to boost employment.
Ben ShapiroBen Shapiro Freedom of speech and thought matters, especially when it is speech and thought with which we disagree. The moment the majority decides to destroy people for engaging in thought it dislikes, thought crime becomes a reality.
Ben ShapiroBen Shapiro Socialism violates at least three of the Ten Commandments: It turns government into God, it legalizes thievery and it elevates covetousness.
Ben ShapiroBen Shapiro Wait, Wikipedia isn’t working? Why hasn’t someone invented a paper version of it? A set of books organized alphabetically by topic?
Ben ShapiroBen Shapiro Historically, defense spending cuts have preceded increased international turmoil as America’s global enemies sense a failure of will.
Ben ShapiroBen Shapiro Discussions of income inequality, after all, aren’t about prosperity but about petty spite. Why should you care how much money I make, so long as you are happy?
Ben ShapiroBen Shapiro Too many Americans now believe that the checks they receive every month from the unemployment office – like the checks they get from the welfare office, from Medicare, from Social Security – are inalienable rights. They are not.
Ben ShapiroBen Shapiro Promise generous pension plans to keep people voting for failure. Rinse, wash and repeat.
Ben ShapiroBen Shapiro Bullies: How the Left’s Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans
Ben ShapiroBen Shapiro Every so often, we all gaze into the abyss. It’s a depressing fact of life that eventually the clock expires; eventually the sand in the hourglass runs out. It’s the leaving behind of everything that matters to us that hurts the most.
Ben ShapiroBen Shapiro The bottom line is this: Miers is a disappointing pick.
Ben ShapiroBen Shapiro Never before in our country’s history has a generation been so empowered, so wealthy, so privileged – and yet so empty.
Ben ShapiroBen Shapiro Look, I’m a conservative, I’m a very conservative guy, and – and the Trump campaign is making your job over at NBC really, really, really easy in terms of going after conservatives and Republicans if he’s the standard bearer for conservatism.
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And in the end when the money is gone – will you still stay it was worth it.
M.K. StandbyM.K. Standby My soul speaks a language, only you can understand.
Ginnie BaleGinnie Bale In another life, you kept your word, and forever’s still ours for the taking.
Harriet SelinaHarriet Selina Journey with struggle becomes a great tale in the future.
Carla StokesCarla Stokes I’m not asking that you take the bullet for me. I wish you’d shoot first.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery A rainy day is the perfect excuse to explore deeper feelings.
Emily BockEmily Bock Stop taking care of everyone else before you take care of yourself.
Claire VinsonClaire Vinson Music is a weed, we all fallen souls are high on.
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If the logic of capitalism is “expand or die,” then either it has to die or the world has to die.
Bill AyersBill Ayers If the purpose be Cannibalism (preference for Ham a la Capitalism) then nobody but a Cannibal should be admitted. There should be plenty of discussion and disagreement as to how and the means but none whatever as to ends.
Benton MacKayeBenton MacKaye Not all capitalism is piratical, but some of it certainly is. And we have a fantastic gap beginning to exist between rich and poor.
Benedict GroeschelBenedict Groeschel Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery .
Kwame NkrumahKwame Nkrumah All people, however fanatical they may be in their zeal to disparage and to fight capitalism, implicitly pay homage to it by passionately clamoring for the products it turns out
Ludwig von MisesLudwig von Mises Publicity is the life of this culture – in so far as without publicity capitalism could not survive – and at the same time publicity is its dream.
John BergerJohn Berger Capitalism is but the gentlemen’s method of slavery.
Kwame NkrumahKwame Nkrumah The main propoganda trick of supporters of the allegedly “progressive” policy of government control is to blame capitalism for all that is unsatisfactory in present-day conditions and to extol the blessings of socialism. They have never attempted to prove their fallacious dogmas.
Ludwig von MisesLudwig von Mises
