There's no business that's too small for government to torture

Wealthier is healthier.

Prosperity comes from leaving people free in a legal system that respects their persons and property so they can pursue their dreams while taking responsibility for their actions.

Government has no wealth of its own. Before it gives anything to anyone, it must take from those who produced it.

When workers can get and equal return for less effort, workers make less effort

As a free person, I ought to be allowed if I'm dying to take something.

People vastly overestimate the ability of central planners to improve on the independent action of diverse individuals. What I've learned watching regulators is that they almost always make things worse. If regulators did nothing, the self-correcting mechanisms of the market would mitigate most problems with more finesse. And less cost.