“The theory of government I was taught says that government provides benefits, primarily security, to the entire population. In return we pay taxes. But lately the government has been a distributor of special privileges, taking money from some and giving it to others. America is now about evenly split between those who pay income taxes and those who consume them.” GivingHas BeensGovernmentAmericaPaySpecialSecurityTaughtTheoryReturnTaxesBenefitsPrivilegePopulationIncomeSplitsIncome TaxDistributors Author:John Stossel
“Patrick Henry did not say, 'Give me absolutely safety or give me death.' America is supposed to be about freedom.” GivingAmericaGive MeSafetySupposed To Be Author:John Stossel
“A thousand restaurants close every month. They re-open, and that's good for America. Nobody's rescuing them. They employ people, too. If we let them go bankrupt, the factories don't go away, the creative people don't go away. They get employed more productively by others.” PeopleIfsAmericaCreativeMonthsThousandEconomicsConservativeRestaurantsGoing AwayFactoriesEmployedCreative People Author:John Stossel
“What happened under communism - and increasingly, is happening in America, as Joseph Sobran put it: 'Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer.'” NeedsMeanAmericaCompassionHappenedPoliticianHappeningsGreedCommunismTransfersWanting Someone Author:John Stossel
“Isn't allowing people a choice what America is all about?” PeopleAmericaChoicesAllowing Author:John Stossel
