Augusto Pinochet Quotes

Those who advocate devaluation are calling for a reduction in the wage levels and the real wage standards of every member of the working class.

But the fact that we had to devalue by 40% at once means that Malawians are feeling the shock, the impact of that huge devaluation and particularly rural people, the poor are the ones that are going to be most affected. That is why there is the austerity plan.

I think the market driven economic system is the most productive system, but to have that work in the world, you've got to also have social investments to go along with that.

We need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need to make sure that poor people don't starve. Those are values, too.

The realities of the modern global economy require government to play a substantial role in ensuring the national and economic security of the people.

Liberals believe government should take people's earnings to give to poor people. Conservatives disagree. They think government should confiscate people's earnings and give them to farmers and insolvent banks.

There isn’t that much that Washington can do to effect the economy.

When a nation devalues its currency, it, in effect, increases its tariffs.

It does not mean of course that the pound here in Britain in your pocket has been devalued .

When monetary policy destroys the currency, it always destroys the middle class.

Irrespective of economic theories, we will take decisions in the larger interest of the poor people.

Surplus RBI reserves can be used for poverty alleviation.

The Left loves the poor so much it creates more of them every time it gets into power.

The Democrat is the party that's gonna keep you poor!

Economic stimulation that works through the increased outlays to the affluent has, inevitably, an aspect of soundness and sanity that is lacking in expenditure on behalf of the undeserving poor.

It would help the poor people who need jobs. Minimum wage is a mandate. We're against mandates so why should we have it? It would be very beneficial.

[Donald Trump] said it's against affordable health care for poor people and will not fight to raise wages for working poor people, that's pushing all of them in terms of policy.

The state, by relieving idleness, improvidence, or misconduct from punishment, and depriving abstinence and foresight of the reward, which have been provided for them by nature, may indeed destroy wealth, but most certainly will aggravate poverty.

Ironically, in the full-fledged transfer society, where governments busy themselves redistributing income by means of hundreds of distinct programs, hardly anyone is better off as a result.

My only aim is the welfare of the poor of my country and the poor of states like Uttar Pradesh.

They Have Money For War But Can't Feed The Poor.

Any allegation of runaway capitalism has to be tempered by the observation that today we have the largest public sectors and the highest taxes the world has ever known.

A welfare state is frightened of every poor person who tries to get in and every rich person who tries to get out.

Financial markets ... resent any kind of government interference but they hold a belief deep down that if conditions get really rough the authorities will step in.

What governments call international monetary cooperation is concerted action for the sake of credit expansion.