What I've learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off.

When entrepreneurs are free to compete, they grow the pie so that everyone's share gets larger.

I never wanted to be an anchor for 25 years, and suddenly I wanted to be one.

If individuals can take from a common pot regardless of how much they put in it, each person has an incentive to be a free rider, to do as little as possible and take as much as possible because what one fails to take will be taken by someone else.

[T]he only way to shrink the trade deficit is for the government to prohibit us from buying whatever we want.

Entitlement? How can you be entitled to someone else's money?

Wealthier is healthier.