Bargain Buylines

Great Words of wisdom. . . Sad, but True

1) Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.
          -  Mark  Twain

2) 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.
          - Winston  Churchill

3) A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
          -  George Bernard Shaw

 4) Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have  for dinner.
          - James Board, Civil  Libertarian (1994)

  5) Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.
          - Douglas Casey,  Classmate of Bill Clinton at

                                          Georgetown University

6) Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
          - P.J. O’Rourke, Civil Libertarian 

7) Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:  If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize  it.
          -  Ronald Reagan (1986)

 8) I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
          - Will Rogers

  9) If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s  free.
         -  P.J. O’Rourke

 10) In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.
          - Voltaire (1764)

11) 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)

12) No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.
           - Mark Twain (1866)

 13) Talk is cheap … except when Congress does it.
          -  Unknown

 14) The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.
          -  Winston Churchill 

 15) What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.
          -  Edward Langley, Artist (1928 - 1995)

16) A government big enough to give you everything you want,

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