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Any plan of administration which contemplates a concentrating of responsibility is open to the dangers which follow the creation of a bureaucracy. ”
There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair. If you save your money but retire with the same pension as a free-spending neighbor, that is also unfair. ”
If you think spreading money around by force seems like an odd definition of fairness, you're not alone. ”
The system that enables the most people to earn the most success is free enterprise, by matching up people's skills, interests, and abilities. In contrast, redistribution simply spreads money around. Even worse, it attenuates the ability to earn success by perverting economic incentives. ”
Free enterprise is essentially a formula not just for wealth creation, but for life satisfaction. ”
I grew up poor. I never had any money. I was a hobo, you know, ride the freights. ”
If you have the money and you find the one player who can make you win and make the difference, no matter how expensive he is, you should do it. But there are not many players in the world who will make a real difference. ”
The best football players in the world still earn very little money compared to people who really earn money. ”
The billionaire who sits on his money and doesn't do anything for the common good - I'm not interested in that person. ”
Even with my divorce and with everything, I don't need money. ”