The welfare of a nation can scarcely be inferred from a measurement of national income as defined by the GDP.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
No nation ever taxed itself into prosperity.
Without growth we can't pay down our debt, and without growth there's no money for welfare.
We will find neither national purpose nor personal satisfaction in a mere continuation of economic progress, in an endless amassing of worldly goods. We cannot measure national spirit by the Dow Jones Average, nor national achievement by the Gross National Product.
If in a country, most of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of the few, then this country can hardly witness harmony and stability.
Our economy works really well without an income or a sales tax.
One cannot have economic growth without security.
National sovereignty is an obligation as well as an entitlement. A government that will not perform the role of a government forfeits the rights of a government.
This desire for equity must not lead to an excess of welfare, where nobody is responsible for anything.
The superior power of population cannot be checked without producing misery or vice.
The income effects in an economy always sum to zero.