Thomas Sowell Quote

Those who believe that "basic necessities" should belong to people as a matter of right ignore the implication — that people are to work only for amenities, frivolities, and ego. Will that mean more work or less work? And if less, where are all those "basic necessities" coming from that the government is supposed to hand out?

Barbarians inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays (1999) - Random Thought