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Showing 41-50 of 1996 quotes in the topic Government

What we want as an economy is companies and people, you know, working hard to come up with creative ways to be more productive. We don't want companies and people working hard to lobby government for special tax cuts.

~Adam Davidson

Topics: Come Companies Creative Cuts Economy Government Hard Know Lobby More People Productive Special Tax Tax Cuts Up Want Ways Working Working Hard You

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I don't think that much change comes from economists. I think it comes more from political realities. Probably the two giants of the 20th century, who actually did shift government policy in the U.S. and around the world, were John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman. I don't see anybody in our system who is at that level of influence.

~Adam Davidson

Topics: Actually Anybody Around Century Change Did Economists Giants Government Influence John Level Milton More Much Our Policy Political Realities See Shift System Think Two Were Who World I Think 20Th Century

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A majority of Americans support Social Security and Medicare, a progressive tax system and a government that regulates business in the public interest, but most share deep skepticism about the government's ability to do all this well.

~Adam Davidson

Topics: Ability About American Business Deep Government Interest Majority Medicare Most Progressive Public Public Interest Security Share Skepticism Social Social Security Support System Tax Tax System Well

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Since FDR's New Deal, corporations and wealthy families have been non-stop finding new ways to get tax breaks, deregulation and entitlements from the government.

~Adam Mckay

Topics: Been Breaks Corporations Deal Entitlement Families Finding Get Government New New Deal New Ways Non-Stop Since Tax Tax Breaks Ways Wealthy

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'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and 'government?'

~Adam Mckay

Topics: Besides Both Does Government Happen How Military Often One Word Protective Same Same Time Scary Seems Time Within Word

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The crush of lobbyists on Washington and purchase of the media by corporations has created a big business-run government and a worthless press leaving Americans screwed and ill-informed.

~Adam Mckay

Topics: American Big Corporations Created Crush Government Leaving Lobbyists Media Press Purchase Screwed Washington Worthless

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With regard to the youth vote we should encourage them to partake in the process, making more use of our education system to show the role Government plays in their lives, but also utilise the youth media they relate to to better connect them to our message.

~Adam Rickitt

Topics: Also Better Connect Education Encourage Government Lives Making Media Message More Our Plays Process Regard Relate Role Should Show System Them Use Vote Youth

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When man lives under government, he is fallen, his worth is gone, and his nature tarnished.

~Adam Weishaupt

Topics: Fallen Gone Government He His Lives Man Nature Worth

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But I would have executed much greater things, had not government always opposed my exertions, and placed others in situations which would have suited my talents.

~Adam Weishaupt

Topics: Always Executed Government Greater Had Much Opposed Others Placed Situations Suited Talents Things Which Would

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I think it's scary that that our elected officials aren't operating under the principles of human rights, under the principles that this government and this country was founded on.

~Adam Yauch

Topics: Country Elected Elected Officials Founded Government Human Human Rights Officials Operating Our Principles Rights Scary Think I Think

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