The government doesn't create wealth of its own; it can only take it from some and distribute it to others or dictate particular public uses of private resources.
Joel MillerPolitical changes and reforms do not usually favor the general populace. They benefit those who are positioned to best organize and advocate for their policies.
Joel MillerAdvocacy groups, politicians, and bureaucrats use the government to advance their private good instead of the common good.
Joel MillerWith its brutal excesses and reliance on snitches and finks as informants, I don't think it's far off-kilter to describe the modern-day drug war as oddly similar to the Salem witch trials.
Joel MillerEvery day Big Government heaps demands and restrictions upon businesses that sink some enterprises, cause others to direct resources away from serving customers and instead toward jumping through hoops of lawyers and regulators, and prevent other operations from ever getting off the ground.
Joel Miller