On Federal Economic Policy: “If it moves, tax it.
If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
On Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty: “We
declared war on poverty and poverty won.”
On choosing a new member for the Council on Economic
Advisors: “I've got several millionaires in my Cabinet who have made their own money.
Why do I need a bunch of economists?”
On big government: “A government
bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we’ll ever see on this earth. It is an
alimentary canal with an appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the
other.”
