“Our existing media system today is the direct result of government laws and subsidies that created it.” GovernmentTodayLawResultsMediaDirectSubsidies Author:Robert Waterman McChesney
“The easy way to make money is to get special political privilege. From the beginning of time, business has cozied up to government and gotten restrictions on competition and subsidies and stuff.” WayGovernmentPoliticalEasyStuffSpecialCompetitionPrivilegeMaking MoneyRestrictionEasy WaySubsidies Author:Charles Koch
“I believe that if you go and ask a chief executive of a Goldman Sachs or a BP, and they answer you honestly they want monopolies, they want government subsidies, they want preferences - they're not interested in free markets.” IfsWantBelieveGovernmentAsksI BelieveAnswersHonestlyChiefsExecutivesNot InterestedPreferenceFree MarketMonopolySubsidiesChief ExecutivesGoldman Sachs Author:Ian Bremmer
“Businessmen are notable for a peculiarly stalwart character, which enables them to enjoy without loss of self-reliance the benefits of tariffs, franchises, and even outright government subsidies.” SelfCharacterGovernmentEnjoyLossBusinessBenefitsBusinessmanSelf RelianceRelianceNotableSubsidiesTariffsStalwart Book:the Uses of the Past Source: the Uses of the Past
“Many governments are giving subsidies to fossil fuel production and consumption that encourage greenhouse gas emissions, at the same time as they are spending on projects to promote clean energy. This is a wasteful use of scarce budget resources.” GivingUseGovernmentEnergyProjectsResourcesCleanClimate ChangeProductionsSpendingBudgetsFuelGasConsumptionFossilsScarceFossil FuelEmissionsGreenhousesSubsidiesClean EnergyGreenhouse Gases Author:Jose Angel Gurria