“Strip away all the assumptions about what competition is supposed to do, all the claims in its behalf that we accept and repeat reflexively. What you have left is the essence of the concept: mutually exclusive goal attainment (MEGA). One person succeeds only if another does not. From this uncluttered perspective, it seems clear right away that something is drastically wrong with such an arrangement. How can we do our best when we are spending our energies trying to make others lose--and fearing that they will make us lose?” IfsTryingPersonsDoeSeemsEnergyLeftGoalLosesAcceptingClearPerspectiveSucceedConceptsEssenceClaimsCompetitionSpendingRepeatsAssumptionArrangementsBehalfExclusiveAttainmentMega Book:No Contest: The Case Against Competition Source: No Contest: The Case Against Competition
“Three reasons not to have a [spending] plan: 1. You're rich enough to buy anything you want and still have plenty of money left over. 2. I forget the other two.” WantStillsTwoReasonEnoughThreeLeftForgetMoneyRichPlansSpendingPlenty Author:Jane Bryant Quinn
“While the Left seems obsessed with increasing taxes and spending even more money, conservatives have focused more heavily on the need for spending restraint and entitlement reform - primarily to preserve and protect the future of the Medicare program. Overlooked in all of this is the future of Medicaid.” NeedsSeemsLeftProtectTaxesProgramFocusedSpendingReformPreservesObsessedMore MoneyRestraintEntitlementMedicareOverlookedMedicaid Author:Fred Upton