American - Journalist | March 6, 1947 -
I had to watch government fail for 25 years doing consumer reporting before I really saw it because intuitively, the reaction is problem, bring government and government will make it better.
John Stossel
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When we were scared about 9/11, we federalized the airport security, we spent millions for body armor for dogs in Ohio. All that over-reaction comes from fear and government - bad combination.
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I saw how the regulation I called for made things worse, didn't help consumers and simple competition was better. And I started praising business and occasionally criticizing regulation.
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I like taking the subway to work.
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Living with the liberals, you get to hear their arguments, fight with them all the time. Keeps me alert.
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I was bullied as a kid, and I got a job on television. And I had a camera. And so I wanted to go after those business bullies. And I just have been following that instinct.
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I'm a libertarian. It's a terrible word.
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We have all kinds of government compensation systems that are much more efficient than the lawyers.
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Companies don't get rich hurting their customers.
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You can either invade a country or leave them alone and trade with them. When goods cross borders, armies don't.
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Why, in our 'free' country, do Americans meekly stand aside and let the state limit our choices, even when we are dying?
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Competition leads both drug companies and private regulators to be trustworthy. If they are not trustworthy, they die.
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