Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents.

Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents.

Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count.

Sudden money is going from zero to two hundred dollars a week. The rest doesn't count.

Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.

Economics is not about things and tangible material objects; it is about men, their meanings and actions.

A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who read more

A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who work for him. My advice: Don't worry about yourself. Take care of those who work for you and you'll float to greatness on their achievements.

The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men read more

The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.

Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.

Money may kindle, but it cannot by itself, and for very long, burn.

The City's reluctance to take a stand on an issue like the British Gas pay row makes a mockery of read more

The City's reluctance to take a stand on an issue like the British Gas pay row makes a mockery of corporate governance and shareholders' ability to influence annual general meetings. Institutions should be obliged to make public how they vote at such events. They should be obliged to provide customers with a record of how they vote on every kind of issue.

Commerce is the cure for the most destructive prejudices.

Commerce is the cure for the most destructive prejudices.

There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.

There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking.