Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Quote of the Day II

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."

~Upton Sinclair

A few examples come to mind: unionized public school teachers and school choice/vouchers, UAW workers and globalization, protectionist U.S. sugar beet farmers and the proven benefits of free trade, existing banks and Wal-Mart's pro-consumer attempt to enter banking, etc. Any other suggestions?

2 Comments:

At 3/21/2007 10:46 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

How 'bout that. A free-market thinker quoting a socialist!

 
At 3/21/2007 11:05 AM, Blogger Mark J. Perry said...

My salary isn't really affected by being free-market or socialist. I could become a socialist tomorrow and my salary would remain the same.

 

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