Politicians like to tell people what they want to hear - and what they want to hear is what won't happen.

An intriguing paradox of the 1990s is that it isn't called a decade of greed... view

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Asia's governments come in two broad varieties: young, fragile democracies - and older, fragile authoritarian regimes... view

By: Paul Samuelson

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Companies are not charitable enterprises: They hire workers to make profits. In the United States, this logic still works. In Europe, it hardly does... view

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The problem is no longer that with every pair of hands that comes into the world there comes a hungry stomach. Rather it is that, attached to those hands are sharp elbows... view

By: Paul Samuelson

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Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas... view

By: Paul Samuelson

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What we know about the global financial crisis is that we don't know very much... view

By: Paul Samuelson

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Economics has never been a science - and it is even less now than a few years ago... view

By: Paul Samuelson

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Good questions outrank easy answers... view

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Sooner or later the Internet will become profitable. It's an old story played before by canals, railroads and automobiles... view

By: Paul Samuelson

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Every good cause is worth some inefficiency... view

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Globalization presumes sustained economic growth. Otherwise, the process loses its economic benefits and political support... view

By: Paul Samuelson

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