“The Government Doesn’t Have Any Money” – Quote by Milton Friedman

„The government doesn't have any money. The only power it has is to take from some and give to others.“

Milton FriedmanMilton Friedman critiques government redistribution and explains his view of government, power, and public funds.
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Milton Friedman was an American economist and a leading figure in the field of monetarism.

Milton Friedman presents a pointed critique of government redistribution and the sources of public funds.


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Milton Friedman quote about government, money, and the redistribution of resources

Milton Friedman (1912–2006) was an American economist and Nobel laureate, renowned for his contributions to microeconomics, monetarism, and his advocacy of free-market policies. He influenced economic policy in the US and worldwide.

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"The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. Their principal device to that end is to search out groups who pant and pine for something they can't get and to promise to give it to them. Nine times out of ten that promise is worth nothing. The tenth time is made good by looting A to satisfy B. In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods." Henry Louis Mencken
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"Throughout history governments have been chronically short of revenue. The reason should be clear: unlike you and me, governments do not produce useful goods and services that they can sell on the market; governments, rather than producing and selling services, live parasitically off the market and off society." Murray Rothbard
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"Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society - people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily." Harry Browne
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