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Uncle claims that if he files his income tax wrong he'll go to jail, and if he files it right read more
Uncle claims that if he files his income tax wrong he'll go to jail, and if he files it right he'll go to the poor house.
The rich adopt novelties and become accustomed to their use. This sets a fashion which others imitate. Once the richer read more
The rich adopt novelties and become accustomed to their use. This sets a fashion which others imitate. Once the richer classes have adopted a certain way of living, producers have an incentive to improve the methods of manufacture so that soon it is possible for the poorer classes to follow suit. Thus luxury furthers progress. Innovation "is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public. The luxury today is the necessity of tomorrow." Luxury is the roadmaker of progress: it develops latent needs and makes people discontented. In so far as they think consistently, moralists who condemn luxury must recommend the comparatively desireless existence of the wild life roaming in the woods as the ultimate ideal of civilized life.
The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
The budget evolved from a management tool into an obstacle to management.
It's not the bulls and bears you need to avoid -- it's the bum steers.
It's not the bulls and bears you need to avoid -- it's the bum steers.
The promise of yesterday are the taxes of today.
The promise of yesterday are the taxes of today.
Money talks...but all mine ever says is good-bye.
Money talks...but all mine ever says is good-bye.
All people, however fanatical they may be in their zeal to disparage and to fight capitalism, implicitly pay homage to read more
All people, however fanatical they may be in their zeal to disparage and to fight capitalism, implicitly pay homage to it by passionately clamoring for the products it turns out.
