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Timothy Noah Quotes

The problem with wanting the tax code to be ‘simpler, fairer,’ and ‘pro-growth’ is that it’s impossible to achieve all three at the same time Picture Quote #1

Success is a wonderful thing, but it tends not to be the sort of experience that we learn from. We enjoy it; perhaps we even deserve it. But we don’t acquire wisdom from it Picture Quote #1

The intriguing aspect of food charges on airlines is that they create the perfect laboratory for any economist who wishes to study the question of how to price a good that possesses, by universal consensus, absolutely no objective value Picture Quote #1

The hometown economic elite - rich local families or individuals whom people used to praise or revile, read about in the society pages, and gossip about incessantly - disappeared from most American cities decades ago Picture Quote #1

The liberation of Iraq, which is already hard to justify from the perspective of American interests, at least had the virtue of freeing Iraqis from a brutal dictator. Despite all the anarchy and violence, life has gotten better for most Iraqis Picture Quote #1

Everyone agrees that animals should not be exposed to unnecessary pain. But neither should scientists be hamstrung by the requirement to use anesthesia in every animal experiment that might cause pain Picture Quote #1

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When Grover Norquist launched his project to name anything and everything after Ronald Reagan, I humbly proposed that the deficit be re-christened ‘the Reagan.’ Picture Quote #1

Stock prices relative to company assets are no better at signaling the likelihood of future earnings growth than they were the day the Titanic sank, and risk management is a good deal worse Picture Quote #1

Why does Medicare have such difficulty accommodating a cut - no, wait, a trim to its annual spending increase - of two measly percentage points? Two words: baby boom Picture Quote #1

To pine for the days before public education became a practical reality is to pine for an America held back by mass ignorance and mass illiteracy Picture Quote #1

Various people have explained why Henry Kissinger is a bad choice to run an investigation into what went wrong on Sept. 11. He’s a liar. He’s an apologist for corrupt regimes Picture Quote #1

I won’t dispute that bankers’ privileged treatment in the 2008 crash merits populist scorn. But unfortunately, without a bank bailout, there probably would have been a worldwide depression Picture Quote #1

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Being a teacher is back-breakingly difficult work. It is also extremely important work Picture Quote #1

Some liberals think that describing any role that education gaps play in creating income inequality is some sort of sellout - that, in essence, you’re telling the middle class, ‘Tough luck; you should have stayed in college.’ Picture Quote #1

Loopy as the Motion Picture Association of America’s ratings system is, it’s better than what you’d probably get by putting such decisions in the federal government hands Picture Quote #1

The only agency of the federal government with a more demoralized workforce than Homeland Security is the Small Business Administration, a notorious turkey farm that should have been abolished years ago Picture Quote #1

The idea that the business world’s needs get ignored in Washington is perpetuated by business so it can fulfill even more of its needs, real or imagined Picture Quote #1

Cable television and the Internet have created an unending demand for information, and there simply isn’t enough truth to go around Picture Quote #1

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Customer service, they say, is dead. Actually, it isn’t. It’s just hiding behind a call center in Manila Picture Quote #1

To argue that universal health care would wreck the U.S. lead in cancer survival, you’d have to argue that universal health care would wreck the entire U.S. economy Picture Quote #1

Ultimate success for a carbon tax would mean so complete a shift to renewable energy that the tax would stop raising much revenue at all Picture Quote #1

The Clinton administration cared a lot about the middle class and the poor. But it also cared a lot - too much, in retrospect - about the rich Picture Quote #1

Romney has become reluctant to say that human activity causes global warming, and even in his greener days he was always somewhat cagey about which remedies he’d support Picture Quote #1

The central con of the political coalition assembled by Ronald Reagan and maintained by his successors was that government was a common enemy Picture Quote #1

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To cut the federal budget without cutting entitlements is like giving up chocolate-chip cookies and then deciding it’s OK to eat the ones that don’t have any nuts Picture Quote #1

Obama is an intelligent man whose life and work experience sensitize him to class distinctions Picture Quote #1

Republicans don’t seem to mind taking inflation into account when the subject is tax rates Picture Quote #1

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The problem with wanting the tax code to be ‘simpler, fairer,’ and ‘pro-growth’ is that it’s impossible to achieve all three at the same time (Timothy Noah Quotes) Success is a wonderful thing, but it tends not to be the sort of experience that we learn from. We enjoy it; perhaps we even deserve it. But we don’t acquire wisdom from it (Timothy Noah Quotes) The intriguing aspect of food charges on airlines is that they create the perfect laboratory for any economist who wishes to study the question of how to price a good that possesses, by universal consensus, absolutely no objective value. (Timothy Noah Quotes) The hometown economic elite - rich local families or individuals whom people used to praise or revile, read about in the society pages, and gossip about incessantly - disappeared from most American cities decades ago. (Timothy Noah Quotes) The liberation of Iraq, which is already hard to justify from the perspective of American interests, at least had the virtue of freeing Iraqis from a brutal dictator. Despite all the anarchy and violence, life has gotten better for most Iraqis. (Timothy Noah Quotes) Everyone agrees that animals should not be exposed to unnecessary pain. But neither should scientists be hamstrung by the requirement to use anesthesia in every animal experiment that might cause pain. (Timothy Noah Quotes) When Grover Norquist launched his project to name anything and everything after Ronald Reagan, I humbly proposed that the deficit be re-christened ‘the Reagan.’ (Timothy Noah Quotes) Stock prices relative to company assets are no better at signaling the likelihood of future earnings growth than they were the day the Titanic sank, and risk management is a good deal worse. (Timothy Noah Quotes) Why does Medicare have such difficulty accommodating a cut - no, wait, a trim to its annual spending increase - of two measly percentage points? Two words: baby boom. (Timothy Noah Quotes) To pine for the days before public education became a practical reality is to pine for an America held back by mass ignorance and mass illiteracy. (Timothy Noah Quotes) Various people have explained why Henry Kissinger is a bad choice to run an investigation into what went wrong on Sept. 11. He’s a liar. He’s an apologist for corrupt regimes. (Timothy Noah Quotes) I won’t dispute that bankers’ privileged treatment in the 2008 crash merits populist scorn. But unfortunately, without a bank bailout, there probably would have been a worldwide depression. (Timothy Noah Quotes) Being a teacher is back-breakingly difficult work. It is also extremely important work. (Timothy Noah Quotes) Some liberals think that describing any role that education gaps play in creating income inequality is some sort of sellout - that, in essence, you’re telling the middle class, ‘Tough luck; you should have stayed in college.’ (Timothy Noah Quotes) Loopy as the Motion Picture Association of America’s ratings system is, it’s better than what you’d probably get by putting such decisions in the federal government hands. (Timothy Noah Quotes) The only agency of the federal government with a more demoralized workforce than Homeland Security is the Small Business Administration, a notorious turkey farm that should have been abolished years ago. (Timothy Noah Quotes) The idea that the business world’s needs get ignored in Washington is perpetuated by business so it can fulfill even more of its needs, real or imagined. (Timothy Noah Quotes) Cable television and the Internet have created an unending demand for information, and there simply isn’t enough truth to go around. (Timothy Noah Quotes) Customer service, they say, is dead. Actually, it isn’t. It’s just hiding behind a call center in Manila. (Timothy Noah Quotes) To argue that universal health care would wreck the U.S. lead in cancer survival, you’d have to argue that universal health care would wreck the entire U.S. economy. (Timothy Noah Quotes) Ultimate success for a carbon tax would mean so complete a shift to renewable energy that the tax would stop raising much revenue at all. (Timothy Noah Quotes) The Clinton administration cared a lot about the middle class and the poor. But it also cared a lot - too much, in retrospect - about the rich. (Timothy Noah Quotes) Romney has become reluctant to say that human activity causes global warming, and even in his greener days he was always somewhat cagey about which remedies he’d support. (Timothy Noah Quotes) The central con of the political coalition assembled by Ronald Reagan and maintained by his successors was that government was a common enemy. (Timothy Noah Quotes) To cut the federal budget without cutting entitlements is like giving up chocolate-chip cookies and then deciding it’s OK to eat the ones that don’t have any nuts. (Timothy Noah Quotes) Obama is an intelligent man whose life and work experience sensitize him to class distinctions (Timothy Noah Quotes) Republicans don’t seem to mind taking inflation into account when the subject is tax rates (Timothy Noah Quotes)

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