The biggest and most deadly 'tax' rate on the poor comes from a loss of various welfare state benefits - food stamps, housing subsidies and the like - if their income goes up.
Thomas SowellAs an economist, whenever I hear the word shortage I wait for the other shoe to drop. That other shoe is usually price control.
Thomas SowellHilary Clinton said you know, it takes a village to raise a child and somebody said it takes a village idiot to believe that โฆ it is part of the whole thing of third parties wanting to make decisions for which they pay no price for when theyโre wrong.
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