Sunday, July 16, 2017

Inevitably True.

"Democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover they can vote themselves largesse out of the public treasure. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefit from the public treasury, with the result that democracy always collapses over a loose fiscal policy, always to be followed by a dictatorship, and then a monarchy."-Alexander Tytler.

Farewell, Frank.

                    Frank Field’s legacy  Obituary. The political maverick understood that sooner or later we will run out of money to fund ...