“Last night, I had a telephone townhall for my constituents back in Vermont, and we had 11,500 people on it. And I had people on Social Security saying if getting fewer benefits will help us on the debt, they're for it. And I had a farmer saying that he's had subsidies for 35 years but we can't afford them anymore.” PeopleIfsYearsHelpingLastsNightSocialSecurityBenefitsDebtFarmersFewerTelephonesSocial SecurityLast NightConstituentsSubsidiesVermont Author:Peter Welch
“[Mary Wortley Montagu] wrote more letters, with fewer punctuation marks, than any Englishwoman of her day; and her nephew, the fourth Baron Rokeby, nearly blinded himself in deciphering the two volumes of undated correspondence which were printed in 1810. Two more followed in 1813, after which the gallant Baron either died at his post or was smitten with despair; for sixty-eight cases of letters lay undisturbed ... 'Les morts n'écrivent point,' said Madame de Maintenon hopefully; but of what benefit is this inactivity, when we still continue to receive their letters?” SaidStillsTwoCasesDespairBenefitsLettersMarkDiedLaysEightHopefullyPostsFewerFourthMarySixtyVolumePrintedBlindedPunctuationCorrespondenceNephewGallantInactivitySmittenPunctuation Marks Author:Agnes Repplier
“More retirees, longer life expectancy, larger benefits, and fewer workers - these trends have meant substantial increases in the payroll tax. Since the social security program began, the payroll tax has increased more than 500 percent.” SocialSecurityTaxesBenefitsPercentProgramIncreaseWorkersTrendsFewerSocial SecurityExpectancyPayrollLife ExpectancyPayroll TaxLonger Life Author:Alex Tabarrok
“Traditionally in American society, men have been trained for both competition and teamwork through sports, while women have been reared to merge their welfare with that of the family, with fewer opportunities for either independence or other team identifications, and fewer challenges to direct competition. In effect, women have been circumscribed within that unit where the benefit of one is most easily believed to be the benefit of all.” MenHas BeensOpportunitySportsWomenChallengesTeamEffectsBenefitsDirectIndependenceCompetitionWelfareTeamworkFewerUnitsIdentificationAmerican Society Author:Mary Catherine Bateson
“More people on unemployment benefits is not success in America, fewer people on not because we kicked them off but because they have been able to get a job in the private sector, because government got out of the way.” PeopleWayHas BeensGovernmentAbleJobsAmericaBenefitsFewerUnemploymentPrivate SectorUnemployment Benefits Author:Scott Walker
“The role of business is to provide products and services that make people's live better - while using fewer resources - and to act lawfully and with integrity. Businesses that do this through voluntary exchanges not only benefit through increased profits, they bring better and more competitively priced goods and services to market. This creates a win-win situation customers and companies alike.” PeopleWinningCompanySituationRolesProductsIntegrityBenefitsResourcesProfitCustomersGoodsFewerWin WinGoods And ServicesWin Win Situation Author:Charles Koch
“If you are self-motivated, wow, this world is tailored for you. The boundaries are all gone. But if you're not self-motivated, this world will be a challenge because the walls, ceilings and floors that protected people are also disappearing. That is what I mean when I say "it is a 401(k) world." Government will do less for you. Companies will do less for you. Unions can do less for you. There will be fewer limits, but also fewer guarantees. Your specific contribution will define your specific benefits much more. Just showing up will not cut it.” PeopleIfsWorldMeanSelfGovernmentCan DoChallengesCompanyGoneCuttingThis WorldWallLimitsBenefitsUnionsDisappearBoundariesContributionGuaranteesMotivatedWowFewerProtectedCeilingsShowing UpWorld GovernmentTailoredSelf Motivated Author:Thomas Friedman
“The historical weight of gender inequality has tended to concentrate women in lower-paid jobs with fewer benefits and at the same time made them primarily responsible for care giving.” GivingMadeCareJobsBenefitsWeightPaidResponsibleHistoricalGenderInequalityFewerGender Inequality Author:Stephanie Coontz
“Having a Congress with a more diverse educational and professional background would serve the country well. And given the budget challenges facing America today, we might benefit from a few more cold, calculating problem solvers, and fewer courtroom impresarios.” WellsCountryProblemMightTodayAmericaGivenChallengesColdBenefitsCongressEducationalBackgroundsBudgetsFewerDiverseCalculatingCourtroomAmerica TodayProblem Solvers Author:John Sununu