“What keeps India safe really is the heroism of millions of poor Indians who every day reject the allure of terrorism. What keeps India safe is just the courage of poor Indians, not the actions of its government.” GovernmentActionPoorMillionsSafeIndiaTerrorismRejectsHeroismAllure Author:Aravind Adiga
“As I see it, there are two great forces of human nature: self-interest, and caring for others. Capitalism harnesses self-interest in a helpful and sustainable way, but only on behalf of those who can pay. Government aid and philanthropy channel our caring for those who can't pay. But to provide rapid improvement for the poor we need a system that draws in innovators and businesses in a far better way than we do today.” WayNeedsHumansTwoSelfGovernmentTodayForceInterestPoorBusinessPayHuman NatureDrawsCapitalismCaringAidsImprovementHelpfulPhilanthropyBehalfRapidsSelf InterestBetter WaysInnovatorsCaring For OthersHarnessGovernment Aid Author:Bill Gates
“A government is one that thinks and hears the voice of the poor. A government must live for the poor.” ThinkingGovernmentVoicePoorPowerful Author:Narendra Modi
“Since Day 1, we have maintained that ours is a Government dedicated to the poor and will continue to work dedicatedly for the welfare of the poor.” GovernmentPoorIndiaWelfareDedicatedGovernance Author:Narendra Modi
“Society and Government should together give priority to the poorest of poor and make efforts to provide affordable health services.” GivingShouldGovernmentTogetherPoorEffortIndiaPrioritiesGovernancePoorestAffordableHealth Services Author:Narendra Modi
“The government would devote all its effort to empower the poor and give them strength to fight poverty. Skill development would be accompanied by the spirit of Shrameva Jayate.” GivingGovernmentWould BeSpiritFightingPoorEffortPovertyDevelopmentSkillsIndiaEmpoweringGovernanceSkills Development Author:Narendra Modi
“The government is committed towards helping the poor and neo- middle class with the success mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas. It is in line with government's vision to create a skilled and digital India.” HelpingGovernmentMotivationLinesPoorVisionClassMiddleIndiaCommittedMiddle ClassDigitalMantrasSuccess MantraDigital India Author:Narendra Modi
“The subjects of every state ought to contribute toward the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state ....As Henry Home (Lord Kames) has written, a goal of taxation should be to 'remedy inequality of riches as much as possible, by relieving the poor and burdening the rich.'” ShouldStatesHomeGovernmentEnjoyGoalAbilityPoorLordSupportRichWrittenSubjectsOughtEconomicsProtectionLibertarianRichesInequalityProportionRemedyTaxationRevenue Author:Adam Smith
“A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation.Most government is by the rich for the rich. Government comprises a large part of the organized injustice in any society, ancient or modern.Civil government, insofar as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defence of the rich against the poor, and for the defence of those who have property against those who have none.” PersonsRealityGovernmentFormPoorRichModernSecurityCapitalismPropertyInstinctInjusticeAncientCriminalsCorporationsSufficientOrganizedDefencePredatory Author:Adam Smith
“I think Katrina is one more indication of how inefficient and corrupt this Administration is, and indicates the absolute lack of seriousness that [George W.] Bush has in making the government respond to the needs of the people. They are so separated from the lives of normal, low-income people that it never occurred to them that if you're poor and have no money, no car, that you can't leave.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsGovernmentPoorCarNormalLowsAbsolutesIncomeAdministrationSeriousnessIndicationNo MoneyKatrinaLow Income Author:Bernie Sanders
“The Great Society went wrong for three major reasons. First, the self-organization the Johnson administration promoted turned out to be not the pooling of family and community resources into shops and businesses, but political pressure for government handouts. Second, the Great Society failed to anticipate the perverse side-effects of handing money out to people who have done nothing to earn it. Third, while the Great Society was showering money on the poor, the Supreme Court was with childlike glee smashing to bits traditional methods of maintaining law and order.” PeopleFirstsSelfReasonDoneGovernmentLawPoliticalOrderThreeBitsSidesCommunityPoorEffectsMajorsResourcesOrganizationThirdsPressureMethodCourtSupremeTraditionalAdministrationShopsSupreme CourtMaintainingJohnsonAnticipateChildlikeLaw And OrderGleeSide EffectsSmashingHandoutsGreat Society Author:David Frum
“In Mexico, a poor country, higher education is of quite good quality -- and is free. Ten years ago the government tried to impose small fees. There was a national student strike and the government backed down. High tuition is not an economic necessity, as is easy to show, but a debt trap is a good technique of indoctrination and control. And resisting this makes good sense.” YearsCountryShowsGovernmentEasyPoorQualityEconomicStudentsHigherTenYears AgoDebtStrikesTechniqueMexicoTrapsGood SenseResistingFeesIndoctrinationHigher EducationGood QualityTuitionPoor Countries Author:Noam Chomsky
“We owe something to the government to grow up in this great country. I'm tired of hearing people in the private sector talk like they don't owe the government anything. We do. This is a great country because we all pay into it. It's about time we all pay into it. ... If we paid the same amount of taxes we paid when Bill Clinton was president, I would be a happy guy, and the budget would be closer to balanced. You cannot give away money, whether you give it to rich or poor people. That's what George Bush did -- excuse me, trillions of dollars. You can't do that.” PeopleIfsGivingCountryGovernmentWould BeGuyGrowsPresidentPoorPayGrowing UpRichAmountTaxesPaidBillsTiredDollarsClintonExcuseHearingBudgetsBalancedPoor PeoplePrivate SectorI'm TiredExcuse MeGreat CountryRich Or Poor Author:Howard Dean