Jan 12 2009

Quote of the Day: WSJ’s Steve Moore on Ayn Rand’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’

Published by Manarin Investment Counsel at 12:13 pm under Economy, Legislation, Quotes

For the uninitiated, the moral of the story is simply this:  Politicians invariably respond to crises – that in most cases they themselves created – by spawning new government programs, laws and regulations.  These, in turn, generate more havoc and poverty, which inspires the politicians to create more programs … and the downward spiral repeats itself until the productive sectors of the economy collapse under the collective weight of taxes and other burdens imposed in the name of fairness, equality and do-goodism.

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