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Even less than really astute people should be able to figure out that when a majority of Americans want something, their public servants will enact it.

Sir Alex Fraser Tytler (1742-1813). Scottish jurist and historian:

"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury.

From that time on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the results that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship

[Thank You Rush]

Thank you for that. I was about to paw through a pile of printouts to find that quote and you saved me the trouble. I never did have the author's full name and I certainly appreciate getting that information.
This senior citizen (still working) does not want to see this bill passed; reformed with waste and fraud stopped in their tracks, yes!
Aren't they even considering the drain on the younger generations? I don't want younger people taxed to pay for "my" anything! I can only hope Bush knows what he's doing and will snooker all the demoncrats in the end!
I like the man far too much to chastize him now. He plays a very good hand of poker, so let's wait and see how this plays out!

[glory]

That's the scary thing--wonder how far off we are from that?

[NathanR]

Bump.