Quotation of the Day…

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… is from page 177 of Steven Landsburg’s excellent 2009 book, The Big Questions:

An executive’s job is to maximize profit, and usually the best way to do that is to produce goods and services that people value. Unfortunately, some executives seek profits by lobbying for subsidies, tariff protection, and import quotas, all of which are socially destructive. If you’re that kind of corporate executive, I hope you’re ashamed of yourself.