Some Quotations Re: Government Control v. Capitalism

"Yes we can." -- Barack Obama

"...as early as 1854 Gossen knew 'that only through private property is the measure found for determining the quantities of each commodity which it would be best to produce under given conditions. Therefore, the central authority, proposed by the communists, for the distribution of the various tasks and their rewards, would very soon find that it had taken on a job the solution of which far surpasses the abilities of individual men.' (Gossen, Entwicklung der Gesetze des menschlichen Verkehrs, new Edition, Berlin 1889, p. 231)." -- Ludwig von Mises, Socialism, 2009 Auburn, Alabama; foot note p. 135. /First published in Austria in 1922./

"The problem of economic calculation is the fundamental problem of Socialism." Ludwig von Mises, ibid, p. 135.

"Yes we can't." -- Alfred E Newman

"The literateur and the bureaucrat, both alien to an atmosphere of business activity, are filled with envy and rage when they think of fortunate speculators and successful entrepreneurs." -- Ludwig von Mises, ibid, p. 205

"Greed and profits are the problem; Capitalism is a failed system..." -- Almost everyone lately (also Karl Marx)

"Therefore State Socialism and planned economies, which want to maintain private property in name and law, but in fact, because they subordinate the power of disposing to State orders, want to socialize property, are socialist in the full sense." Ludwig von Mises, ibid, p. 276

"Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are shocked and offended to discover that there are other views." -- William F. Buckley, Jr.

"What are you talken about, Joe?" -- Vice President Joe Biden (and many others). (God love him, he's almost a regular Joe.)