If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. -Mark Twain<\/p>\n
Suppose you were an idiot.\u00a0 And suppose you were a member of Congress…. But then I repeat myself. -Mark Twain<\/p>\n
I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
\n-Winston Churchill
\nA government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. – George Bernard Shaw<\/p>\n
A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. -G. Gordon Liddy<\/p>\n
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. -James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)<\/p>\n
Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries. -Douglas Casey,<\/p>\n
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. -P.J. O’Rourke, Civil Libertarian<\/p>\n
Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases
\nIf it moves, tax it . If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. -Ronald Reagan (1986)<\/p>\n
I don’t make jokes… I just watch the government and report the facts.
\n-Will Rogers<\/p>\n
If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free!
\nP.J. O’Rourke<\/p>\n
In general, the art of government consists o f taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.-Voltaire (1764)<\/p>\n
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you! -Pericles (430 B.C.)<\/p>\n
No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.
\n-Mark Twain (1866 )<\/p>\n
Talk is cheap…except when Congress does it. -Larry Nevels (2008)<\/p>\n
The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. -Mark Twain<\/p>\n
What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
\n-Edward Langley, Artist (1928 – 1995)<\/p>\n
AND FINALLY…<\/p>\n
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. -Thomas Jefferson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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