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Charmin One

(297 posts)
Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:12 PM Jul 19

Adam Smith anyone? [View all]

We Dems should quote Adam Smith, the father of modern capitalism. Some examples include government should get involved if wealth inquity is too great. He also said that any law that favors the worker is good. He also believed in a progressive tax system (I think). He was also a moralist.

I think today’s economic system is a perversion of his ideas. We dems should research and quote him more. It’s not Karl Marx. It’s freaking Adam Smith!

Does anyone have more Adam Smith quotes and beliefs to share?

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