“The number one thing in this world that has brought people out of poverty is the ease of doing business. And it's getting harder and harder and harder. I mean, you basically have the Democrats out there saying I should pay more and more taxes on the profits I make.”

American businessman and reality television personality

Rick Harrison is an American businessman and reality television personality. Born Richard Kevin Harrison, he is best known as the owner of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop and as a familiar face on the History series Pawn Stars. He opened the shop with his father, Richard Benjamin Harrison, in 1989, and the two co-owned it until his father’s death in 2018. His public profile comes from the pawn shop business and the television series built around it.