Tag: Tom Woods

1301: Tom Woods – Greatest Gains Against Poverty

W1301: Tom Woods – Greatest Gains Against Poverty
The greatest gains against poverty in the United States occurred when government was least involved. —Tom Woods
The greatest gains against poverty in the United States occurred when government was least involved. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.65MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 214KB
The greatest gains against poverty in the United States occurred when government was least involved. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 4.40MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 277KB

The greatest gains against poverty in the United States occurred when government was least involved. —Tom Woods

1230: Tom Woods – Government Takes Credit for the Private Sector

W1230: Tom Woods - Government Takes Credit for the Private Sector
Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector. —Tom Woods
Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 5.18MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 216KB
Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 6.51MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 267KB

Government has a habit of blaming the private sector for its own failings while taking credit for advances we in fact owe to the private sector. —Tom Woods

1216: Vince Vaughn – I was Blown Away to Learn About the Federal Reserve

W1216: Vince Vaughn - I was Blown Away to Learn About the Federal Reserve
I was really blown away when I learned that the Federal Reserve was private and that the government had no kind of oversight over it. That's what led me to learn about FDR's confiscation of gold and Nixon taking us off the Gold Standard and it was really mind blowing. —Vince Vaughn (Tom Woods Show Ep. 1470)
I was really blown away when I learned that the Federal Reserve was private and that the government had no kind of oversight over it. That's what led me to learn about FDR's confiscation of gold and Nixon taking us off the Gold Standard and it was really mind blowing. —Vince Vaughn (Tom Woods Show Ep. 1470)Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.61MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 234KB
I was really blown away when I learned that the Federal Reserve was private and that the government had no kind of oversight over it. That's what led me to learn about FDR's confiscation of gold and Nixon taking us off the Gold Standard and it was really mind blowing. —Vince Vaughn (Tom Woods Show Ep. 1470)Download Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.54MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 298KB

I was really blown away when I learned that the Federal Reserve was private and that the government had no kind of oversight over it. That’s what led me to learn about FDR’s confiscation of gold and Nixon taking us off the Gold Standard and it was really mind blowing.
—Vince Vaughn (Tom Woods Show Ep. 1470)

1165: Tom Woods – The Civil War was Fought to Prevent Secession

W1165: Tom Woods - The Civil War was Fought to Prevent Secession
The war was fought to prevent the secession, not to free the slaves. People who took up arms in the South did so because they were being invaded. —Tom Woods
The war was fought to prevent the secession, not to free the slaves. People who took up arms in the South did so because they were being invaded. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 2.12MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 183KB
The war was fought to prevent the secession, not to free the slaves. People who took up arms in the South did so because they were being invaded. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 3.39MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 233KB

The war was fought to prevent the secession, not to free the slaves. People who took up arms in the South did so because they were being invaded. —Tom Woods

1164: Tom Woods – State Monopoly of Power

W1164: Tom Woods - State Monopoly of Power
If the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, warned the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions' authors (James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, respectively), it will continue to grow - regardless of elections, the separation of powers, and other much-touted limits on government power. —Tom Woods
If the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, warned the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions' authors (James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, respectively), it will continue to grow - regardless of elections, the separation of powers, and other much-touted limits on government power. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 7.71MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 332KB
If the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, warned the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions' authors (James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, respectively), it will continue to grow - regardless of elections, the separation of powers, and other much-touted limits on government power. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 8.32MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 389KB

If the federal government has the exclusive right to judge the extent of its own powers, warned the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions’ authors (James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, respectively), it will continue to grow – regardless of elections, the separation of powers, and other much-touted limits on government power. —Tom Woods

1163: Tom Woods – The Delusion of Keynesians

W1163: Tom Woods - The Delusion of Keynesians
Keynesians think that you can take water from the deep end of the swimming, pump it into the shallow end of the swimming pool and somehow the water level of the swimming pool will rise. —Tom Woods
Keynesians think that you can take water from the deep end of the swimming, pump it into the shallow end of the swimming pool and somehow the water level of the swimming pool will rise. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 3.16MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 222KB
Keynesians think that you can take water from the deep end of the swimming, pump it into the shallow end of the swimming pool and somehow the water level of the swimming pool will rise. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 5.18MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 304KB

Keynesians think that you can take water from the deep end of the swimming, pump it into the shallow end of the swimming pool and somehow the water level of the swimming pool will rise. —Tom Woods

1162: Tom Woods – The Stupid Party and The Evil Party

W1162: Tom Woods - The Stupid Party and The Evil Party
There are only two (major) parties today: The Stupid Party and The Evil Party. Once in a while the two parties get together to do something that is both stupid and evil, and that's called Bipartisanship. —Tom Woods
There are only two (major) parties today: The Stupid Party and The Evil Party. Once in a while the two parties get together to do something that is both stupid and evil, and that's called Bipartisanship. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2010) 6.73MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 295KB
There are only two (major) parties today: The Stupid Party and The Evil Party. Once in a while the two parties get together to do something that is both stupid and evil, and that's called Bipartisanship. —Tom WoodsDownload Print Quality (3840×2744) 9.02MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 370KB

There are only two (major) parties today: The Stupid Party and The Evil Party. Once in a while the two parties get together to do something that is both stupid and evil, and that’s called Bipartisanship. —Tom Woods

1043: Tom Woods – How Many Would Stand Up to Propaganda

W1043: Tom Woods - Stand Up to Propaganda
There are a lot that will generally cheer on the free-market. But how many are going to stand up to the entire regime, to its intellectuals, to its media, when the chips are down and the propaganda is flying? The number is vanishingly small. —Tom Woods
There are a lot that will generally cheer on the free-market. But how many are going to stand up to the entire regime, to its intellectuals, to its media, when the chips are down and the propaganda is flying? The number is vanishingly small. —Tom Woods Download Print Quality (3840×2010) 5.56MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1005) 265KB
There are a lot that will generally cheer on the free-market. But how many are going to stand up to the entire regime, to its intellectuals, to its media, when the chips are down and the propaganda is flying? The number is vanishingly small. —Tom Woods Download Print Quality (3840×2744) 6.92MB  |  Normal Quality (1920×1372) 342KB
There are a lot that will generally cheer on the free-market. But how many are going to stand up to the entire regime, to its intellectuals, to its media, when the chips are down and the propaganda is flying? The number is vanishingly small. —Tom Woods