“But politicians who talk about failed policies are just blowing smoke. Government policies succeed in doing exactly what they are supposed to do: channeling resources bilked from the general public to politically organized and influential interests groups.” GovernmentInterestGroupsPolicyPoliticianSucceedResourcesSmokeOrganizedInfluentialChannelingGeneral PublicInterest GroupsGovernment PolicyBlowing Smoke Author:Robert Higgs
“Roaming the world as a foreign correspondent for more than a decade, I was able to observe how a variety of vastly different nations organized themselves economically. The inescapable conclusion was that no politician anywhere on the planet has ever actually created a rupee's worth of prosperity.” WorldDifferentAbleNationsPlanetsPoliticianProsperityDecadesConclusionVarietyOrganizedRoamingRupees Author:Louis Rukeyser
“There will be more coming afterwards if we don't re-empower politicians to get organized and work together.” IfsTogetherPoliticianOrganizedEmpoweringWorking Together Author:Jonathan Rauch