“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.” – Thomas Sowell
“Balanced budget requirements seem more likely to produce accounting ingenuity than genuinely balanced budgets.” – Thomas Sowell
“A shortage is a sign that somebody is keeping the price artificially lower than it would be if supply and demand were allowed to operate freely.” – Thomas Sowell
“The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.” – Thomas Sowell
“Sometimes it seems as if there are more solutions than problems. On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today’s problems are a result of yesterday’s solutions.” – Thomas Sowell
“There are few things more dishonourable than misleading the young.” – Thomas Sowell
“All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.” – Thomas Sowell
“A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.” – Thomas Sowell
“If you want to get each individual’s honest opinion, you don’t want that opinion to be influenced by others who are present, much less allow a group to coordinate what they are going to say.” – Thomas Sowell
Life, in general, has never been even close to fair, so the pretence that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government.”
“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.” – Thomas Sowell
ReplyDelete“Balanced budget requirements seem more likely to produce accounting ingenuity than genuinely balanced budgets.” – Thomas Sowell
“A shortage is a sign that somebody is keeping the price artificially lower than it would be if supply and demand were allowed to operate freely.” – Thomas Sowell
“The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.” – Thomas Sowell
“Sometimes it seems as if there are more solutions than problems. On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today’s problems are a result of yesterday’s solutions.” – Thomas Sowell
“There are few things more dishonourable than misleading the young.” – Thomas Sowell
“All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.” – Thomas Sowell
“A moral monopoly is the antithesis of a marketplace of ideas.” – Thomas Sowell
“If you want to get each individual’s honest opinion, you don’t want that opinion to be influenced by others who are present, much less allow a group to coordinate what they are going to say.” – Thomas Sowell
One North Eden advertised fully sold except 4 bedroom premium. Property Guru is advertising units for sale???
ReplyDeleteOkay if we have surpluses BTOs:
ReplyDeleteThere would be no such thing as balloting?
There would be no such thing as paying close to 1 million for a resale?
There would be no such thing as families in crises?
Life, in general, has never been even close to fair, so the pretence that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government.”
ReplyDelete"What do you call it when someone steals someone else's money secretly? Theft. What do you call
ReplyDeleteit when someone takes someone else's money openly by force? Robbery. What do you call it when
a politician takes someone else's money in taxes and gives it to someone who is more likely
to vote for him? Social Justice."
Activism is a way for a person with a deprived and bullied childhood to feel big and important?
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