Madoff's scam was small compared to Ponzi schemes the government itself runs: Social Security and Medicare.
John Stossel'Live and let life' used to be a noble approach to life. Now you're considered compassionate if you demand that government impose your preferences on others.
John StosselIf government were less important in our lives, politicians would have fewer goodies to trade. In return, we'd have more money and more freedom.
John StosselA system that rewards politicians skilled at campaigning - which is the art of creating an illusion - and that puts hundreds of billions of coerced taxpayer dollars at the disposal of the winners will tend to attract men and women with a comparative advantage in manipulation.
John Stossel