The principal purpose of government is not to produce abundant water and power but rather to ration and manage shortages
Tom McClintock: “The principal purpose of government is not to produce abundant water and power but rather to ration and manage shortages”
On the recordJuly 20, 2009
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congress.govEditor's note · Context
McClintock criticizes the shift in government policy from abundance to rationing resources.
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