And unless you think there is a serious chance you're going to jail, don't listen to your lawyer. Barney Frank chancejaillawyer Change image and share on social
Well, I don't give it out very often, but I reject the notion that you have to be a practitioner to give good advice. Barney Frank advicegivegood Change image and share on social
The Clinton tax increase - which was an increase in taxes primarily on upper-income people - not only made the tax code more nearly progressive, it preceded one of the most productive economic periods in American life. Barney Frank americanclintoncode share on social
But on those occasions when I do strongly disagree with the Democrats and I don't say anything, I think I forfeit my right to have people pay attention to me when I say the things that I don't like about what Republicans are saying. Barney Frank attentiondemocratdisagree share on social
In America, unlike England, unlike Israel, unlike Japan, other democracies, we have elections that have staggered terms. Barney Frank americademocracyelection Change image and share on social
What would be the nicest thing I could say about Newt Gingrich? He may be one of the great supporters of the humanities, because you have people who don't want to study the social sciences, because it's not profitable, and now Newt, as the highest-paid historian in American history, may be an encouragement to people to study history. Barney Frank americanencouragementgingrich share on social
For many of those who had historically supported welfare programs in the broadest sense, it was perfectly reasonable to enact legislation in which poor people were the objects of efforts to assist them. Barney Frank assistbroadeffort share on social
But here too it should be noted that the President's approach was to first ask the repressive and brutal Taliban to surrender Osama bin Laden to us, and only after that government refused to do that did we invade. Barney Frank approachbinbrutal share on social
When community action was put into federal law in the early sixties as part of the effort to combat poverty and social injustice, I supported it intellectually. Barney Frank actioncombatcommunity Change image and share on social
Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially divided into two camps: conservatives who opposed these for a variety of reasons, and liberals who supported them. Barney Frank assumecampconservative share on social