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"From a high of almost 35 percent after World War Two, the poverty rate had already fallen to 19 percent in 1964. It continued its downward trend over the next few years, then has stagnated between 10 percent and 15…

"...Limiting access to credit through these regulations and reducing competition in credit markets would do far greater damage to Americans hoping to access credit." ~Peter Earle and Thomas Savidge

"The debt problem is a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Research shows that raising taxes covers barely a fraction of the outstanding debt." ~Thomas Savidge and Ryan Yonk

"If other governments insist on harming their countries’ economies with such interventions, that’s their business. We can pity the citizens of those countries." ~Donald J. Boudreaux

"Consumers clearly have options when it comes to search, but because they consistently choose one product over the other does not mean that the exclusive contracts indicate anticompetitive behavior." ~Spence Purnell

"While the Federal Reserve's progress in controlling inflation may provide the latitude needed to begin rate cuts aimed at supporting employment...the United States has either entered, or is on the verge of…

"The math of 2 percent compound shrinkage demonstrates that the Fed wants to depreciate the dollar’s purchasing power by 80 percent in each average lifetime. Somehow the Fed never mentions this." ~Alex Pollock