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John Stossel, born on March 6, 1947, is an American journalist known for his distinctive interviewing style and advocacy of free markets.

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“Many people are priced out of the medical and insurance markets for one reason: the politicians refusal to give up power. Allowing them to seize another 16 percent of the economy won't solve our problems. Freedom will.”

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“Politicians and bureaucrats clearly have no idea how complicated markets are. Every day people make countless tradeoffs, in all areas of life, based on subjective value judgements and personal information as they delicately balance their interests, needs and wants. Who is in a better position than they to tailor those choices to best serve their purposes? Yet the politicians believe they can plan the medical market the way you plan a birthday party.”

“If government were less important in our lives, politicians would have fewer goodies to trade. In return, we'd have more money and more freedom.”

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“A system that rewards politicians skilled at campaigning - which is the art of creating an illusion - and that puts hundreds of billions of coerced taxpayer dollars at the disposal of the winners will tend to attract men and women with a comparative advantage in manipulation.”

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“The politicians should not tell the people to shut up.”

People Should Political Politician Shut Up

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“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.'”

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“The smaller the government, the less the need to manipulate politicians.”

Needs Government Politician Manipulate

Book:No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

Source: No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed

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Born: March 6, 1947
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