Economic – Quotes

The New Deal was

The New Deal was going to redistribute the national income according to ideals of social and economic justice. Garet Garrett

This is the problem for which revolutionary theory has yet to find the right solution, if there is one. The difficulty is that the economic interests of the two classes are antagonistic. Garet Garrett

As we move toward

As we move toward the pluralist commonwealth, economic interventions that stabilize communities – for instance by localizing the flows of goods and services or by promoting worker ownership – not only have immediate practical benefits but provide the necessary preconditions for the growth and development of a renewed culture of sustainable democracy that can serve … Read more

Parecon is a very

Parecon is a very tough-minded economic vision and model, and it sets a standard for us to look at. Gar Alperovitz

I think today we

I think today we recognize that economic activity needs to search for ways to protect the environment. Gale Norton

If a man is

If a man is in any sense a real mathematician, then it is a hundred to one that his mathematics will be far better than anything else he can do, and that he would be silly if he surrendered any decent opportunity of exercising his one talent in order to do undistinguished work in other … Read more

There is no time

There is no time in American history in which there was more economic conflict between segments of the population than there was prior to the Civil War. G. Edward Griffin

The Civil War was

The Civil War was started over economic issues, not slavery. The War was not popular in the North until the issue of slavery was added at a later time to turn it into a moral crusade. G. Edward Griffin

[…] it is generally

[…] it is generally accepted that the Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery. That, at best, is a half-truth. Slavery was an issue, but the primary force for war was a clash between the economic interests of the North and the South. Even the issue of slavery itself was based on economics. … Read more

I went to a

I went to a school that was founded on a lot of very radical ideals of how education should be changed. But what’s happening to schools like that sort of all over the country is in economic pressure they’re becoming more and more preparatory because that’s what people will really pay the money for private … Read more