If you or me go to the gas station to fill up our car and it costs us much more than we expected, it will zap our discretionary income. We wont have the extra money to buy that washing machine or new winter coat-all big ticket items that are important to economic growth. – Maria Bartiromo
Too many people say to their brokers, I cant deal with this. Take my money. Do what you want. Thats the worst attitude you can have. – Maria Bartiromo
Dont ever, ever, believe anyone who tells you that you can just get by, by doing the easiest thing possible. Because theres always somebody behind you who really wants to do what youre doing. And theyre going to work harder than you if youre not working hard. – Maria Bartiromo
I think that my biggest attribute to any success that I have had is hard work. There really is no substitute for working hard. – Maria Bartiromo
Consider the perverse effect cap and trade has on altruistic actions. Say you decide to buy a small, high-efficiency car. That reduces your emissions, but not your countrys. Instead it allows somebody else to buy a bigger S.U.V. – because the total emissions are set by the cap. – James Hansen