Ludwig von Mises: "Without speculation there can be no economic activity reaching beyond the immediate present." - Socialism
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| Ludwig von Mises | Unemployment doles can have no other effect than the perpetuation of unemployment. | Socialism | p. 440 | Unemployment Insurance |
| Ludwig von Mises | Assistance granted to the unemployed does not dispose of unemployment. It makes it easier for the unemployed to remain idle. | Human Action | p. 770; p. 776 | Unemployment Insurance |
| Ludwig von Mises | For the unemployed to be granted support by the government or by the unions only serves to enlarge the evil. If what is involved is a case of unemployment springing from dynamic changes in the economy, then the unemployment benefits only result in postponing the adjustment of the workers to the new conditions. | Liberalism | p. 84 | Unemployment Insurance |