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Thought For the Day: The Federal Government Does Not Lack Revenue; It Lacks Self-Control When It Comes To Spending

Posted on March 20, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“The federal government does not lack revenue; it lacks self-control when it comes to spending.” – Cal Thomas

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First Principles: The Principle of Spending Money To Be Paid By Posterity, Under the Name of Funding, Is But Swindling Futurity On A Large Scale

Posted on December 27, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816)

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First Principles: The Principle of Spending Money To Be Paid By Posterity, Under the Name of Funding, Is But Swindling Futurity On A Large Scale

Posted on July 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.” – Thomas Jefferson (1816) When we take money from others without good return, we are swindling them. … Continue reading →

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The Reagan Renewal

Posted on April 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

American History continues through the Reagan presidency: The Reagan Renewal by Michael Doyle By the late 70s, the Conservative movement formed a coalition Not all were of the same mind, but it combined of its own volition Seeking smaller government … Continue reading →

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First Principles: Public Money Should Only Be Spent On Well Explained Projects

Posted on September 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the dispensation of the public moneys.” – Thomas Jefferson (1808)

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Tag Archives: Spending

Thought For the Day: The Federal Government Does Not Lack Revenue; It Lacks Self-Control When It Comes To Spending

First Principles: The Principle of Spending Money To Be Paid By Posterity, Under the Name of Funding, Is But Swindling Futurity On A Large Scale

First Principles: The Principle of Spending Money To Be Paid By Posterity, Under the Name of Funding, Is But Swindling Futurity On A Large Scale

The Reagan Renewal

First Principles: Public Money Should Only Be Spent On Well Explained Projects

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