Lawrence Kudlow Professions : Economist Born : August 20, 1947 Browse All Authors Top 33 quotes by Lawrence Kudlow The Bush boom is alive and well. It's finishing up its sixth splendid year with many more years to come. Lawrence Kudlow finishing alive years Free market capitalism is the best path to prosperity! Lawrence Kudlow free-market prosperity path The government shouldn't run anything, because it cannot run anything. Lawrence Kudlow government running Most elected officials cling to their ideological biases, despite the real-world facts that disprove their theories time and again. Most have no common sense, and most never acknowledge that they were wrong. Lawrence Kudlow common-sense political real Either you believe in markets, or you believe in government. Lawrence Kudlow government believe States with high and rising tax burdens are more likely to suffer economic decline; those with low and falling tax burdens are more likely to enjoy strong economic growth. Lawrence Kudlow growth strong fall If stocks are optimistic, then so am I. Lawrence Kudlow optimistic ifs The E.U.'s tax and regulatory policies, climate-change and welfare spending, and free immigration even in wartime are gradually ruining Europe. That's why I believe Brexit is good for British freedom, political autonomy, and the survival of democratic capitalism. Lawrence Kudlow good capitalism freedom believe Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results when, in fact, the results never change, is one definition of insanity. That goes for economics, too. Lawrence Kudlow doing never economics change From 1950 to 2000, the U.S. economy grew at an average rate of 3.5 percent. That generated a massive gain in real GDP per person from $16,000 to over $50,000. A huge win for the middle class. Lawrence Kudlow person win economy real Does anybody remember, back in the depths of the recession of 1981-82, how President Reagan kept his chin up and exhorted American businesses to work hard and produce an economic recovery? Lawrence Kudlow work-hard back work remember My crash and burn over drugs and alcohol is very well known; I've never, ever hidden that story. If there are people who would not vote for me because of that history, I understand. Lawrence Kudlow me alcohol history people The eligibility for food stamps has widened and widened; welfare has been widened - unemployment insurance and disability insurance. These are all incentives not to work. Lawrence Kudlow disability unemployment work food Nobody, in my lifetime, in either party, has reached out with a message of hope, growth and opportunity to minorities better than Jack Kemp. Lawrence Kudlow nobody growth hope opportunity On economic policy, Pence has held to the key building block of growth. He is a budget hawk who voted against President George W. Bush's fiscally bloated No Child Left Behind education bill and hyper-expensive Medicare prescription-drug bill. He said he would not support new middle-class entitlements. He was consistent. Lawrence Kudlow child support growth education In the 1980s and 1990s, radical change in economic policies fostered by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher put the brakes on government planning and ushered in a new free-market supply-side era and a two-decade boom. That model has been abandoned in the new century. This must be reversed. Lawrence Kudlow new planning government change Yes, there should be tough border security. Yes, there should be foolproof ID cards, with biometrics, for Social Security and employment purposes. Lawrence Kudlow border security tough cards It is freedom that makes this the greatest country in the world. And it is freedom that so frequently keeps me on the optimistic side of life. Lawrence Kudlow me freedom life world Now you know my credo: Free-market capitalism is the best path to prosperity. And let me add to that from our Founding Fathers: Our Creator endowed us with the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. In other words, freedom. Lawrence Kudlow best freedom happiness life Here's what we must do: Completely reform the vetting process for immigrants and foreign visitors. Change the screening process. Come up with a new visa-application review process. Stop this nonsense of marriage-visa fraud. And in the meantime, seal the borders. Lawrence Kudlow stop new fraud change Similar Authors Bryan Caplan economist Burton Malkiel economist Bruno Frey economist Brian Wesbury economist Branko Milanovic economist Andrew Samwick economist All Authors
