“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.” PeopleGivingReasonProblemEconomyPoliticianGiving UpPercentSolveMedicalAllowingRefusal Author:John Stossel
“As coercive monopolies that spend other people's money taken by force, governments are uniquely unqualified to solve problems. They are riddled by ignorance, perverse incentives, incompetence and are self-serving.” PeopleSelfProblemGovernmentForceTakenIgnoranceSolveServingIncentivesMonopolyIncompetenceSelf ServingUnqualified Author:John Stossel
“Saying that government is not the way to solve problems is not saying that humanity cannot solve its problems. What I've finally learned is this: Despite the obstacles created by governments, voluntary networks of private individuals - through voluntary exchange - solve all sorts of challenges.” WayProblemGovernmentHumanityIndividualChallengesObstaclesSolveDespite Author:John Stossel
“People vastly overestimate the ability of central planners to improve on the independent action of diverse individuals. What I've learned watching regulators is that they almost always make things worse. If regulators did nothing, the self-correcting mechanisms of the market would mitigate most problems with more finesse. And less cost.” PeopleIfsSelfProblemActionIndividualAbilityCostIndependentI've LearnedMechanismDiverseCorrectingPlannersOverestimateRegulatorsFinesse Author:John Stossel
“I had to watch government fail for 25 years doing consumer reporting before I really saw it because intuitively, the reaction is problem, bring government and government will make it better.” YearsProblemGovernmentWatchesSawsFailingReactionsConsumers Author:John Stossel
