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“As a poodle may have his hair cut long or his hair cut short, as he may be trimmed with pink ribbons or with blue ribbons, yet he remains the same old poodle, so capitalism may be trimmed with factory laws, tenement laws, divorce laws and gambling laws, but it remains the same old capitalism. These "humanitarian parts" are only trimming the poodle. Socialism, one and inseparable with its "antirent and anticapital parts," means to get rid of the poodle.”

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Author:Daniel De Leon

“The politicians say 'we' can't afford a tax cut. Maybe we can't afford the politicians.”

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Author:Steve Forbes

“I'm no communist.I'm a tax cutting Conservative. But I want a capitalism that is fairer to forgotten people.”

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Author:Boris Johnson

“If you want poor people to work you restore their incentive by giving them less, such as by cutting social services. If you want rich people to work you restore their incentive by giving them more, such as by cutting taxes.”

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Author:Jim Stanford

“The statement, "The debt problem has become so extreme that we have no choice but to cut social spending" is presented as an objective assessment of our situation. But can you imagine a media commentator making the following assertion? "The debt problem has become so extreme that we have no choice but to raise taxes on the rich."”

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Author:Linda McQuaig

“There is a good deal of solemn cant about the common interests of capital and labor. As matters stand, their only common interest is that of cutting each others throat.”

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Book:Once Around the Sun

Source: Once Around the Sun