Ludwig von Mises: "We must comprehend that it is impossible to improve the economic conditions of the underdeveloped nations by grants in aid. If we send them foodstuffs to fight famines, we merely relieve their governments from the necessity of abandoning their disastrous agricultural policies." - Money, Method, and the Market Process
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| Ludwig von Mises | It is not in the power of the government to make everybody more prosperous. | Bureaucracy | p. 84 | Farm Programs |
| Ludwig von Mises | The boon of these privileged farmers is paid for by the taxpayers who must provide the funds required to defray the deficit. It affects neither the market price nor the total available supply of agricultural products. It merely makes profitable the operation of farms which hitherto were submarginal. | Human Action | p. 656; p. 660 | Farm Programs |