Politicians are notoriously economically illiterate. And even when they know what would be the right thing, we don't really expect them to do it.

Being a politician means never having to say you're sorry. You don't have to say, 'I never should have voted to subsidize that ridiculous Enron project in India.' ... After all, they're greedy businessmen and you're a selfless public servant.

Politicians are notoriously economically illiterate. And even when they know what would be the right thing, we don't really expect them to do it.

When you give politicians the power to do what you think is right you're automatically giving politicians the power to do what you think is wrong.

Most politicians believe in just one thing - winning elections. They'll say anything to get in office and stay there.

Get your money out of the country before your country gets your money out of you

Conservatives say the government can't end poverty by force, but they believe it can use force to make people moral. Liberals say government can't make people be moral, but they believe it can end poverty. Neither group attempts to explain why government is so clumsy and destructive in one area but a paragon of efficiency and benevolence in the other.