"This relationship is the foundation for the argument, made by some trade unionists and labour advocates, that high wages can actually be "good for business". The precedent set by Henry Ford in 1914, who offered workers $5.00 per day so they could afford to buy the same cars they made, is often invoked."

“Capitalism, in contrast, has existed for fewer than 300 years. If the entire history of Homo sapiens was a 24-hour day, then capitalism has existed for two minutes.”

“The problem is not scarcity; the problem is power.”

“Indeed, if communist central planners could have organized the economy with as much detail, precision, and flexibility as a modern-day Toyota or Wal-Mart, communism would probably still exist!”

“Competition-ruthless, unforgiving, to-the-death competition-is a crucial feature of capitalism.”

“Economic systems come, and economic systems go. No economic system lasts forever. Capitalism is not likely to last forever, either.”

“Employers crave the power to fire workers whose performance is judged inferior-not just to get rid of those particular workers, but more importantly to motivate and discipline the rest of the workforce.”