State Subsidy Quotes

Procurement is a major technique of state subsidy.

My major concern about leaving enhancement to the marketplace is that then the rich will be able to buy themselves genetically superior children and the poor will not - sharpening the class divisions we have now. That problem could be overcome if, genetic enhancement were available to all, subsidized by the state - and that would, over time, have benefits for society as well.

'Give me your poor.' It didn't say, 'Give me your poor who can afford a $680 citizenship.' If I had my way, it would be free. If I had my way, the state would subsidize every eligible application, period.

The worst thing that can happen to an artist is to be subsidized by the state. It leads to an intellectual and artistic castration.

The railways should be run in the best interest of passengers and, overall, taxpayer's money should be spent improving the network, not subsiding it.

The financial services industry is a ward of the state.

The military system is, to a substantial extent, a method whereby the population provides a subsidy to the high technology industry.

We want to deliver tax relief all across the country, no matter where you live.

Theatre's still expensive compared to downloading on Netflix; that has to be addressed. It doesn't mean it has to be over-subsidised by the state, but it's something we're trying to figure out.

The state of California has no business subsidizing intellectual curiosity.

No matter how large, efficient, and mature … industries become, they continue to demand protection, and thanks to their wealth and political power, they get it. The longer they live, the bigger babies they are.