Political Quotes

“in the early 1990's, a study was completed by political scientist James L. Payne. Mr. Payne tabulated the witnesses who appeared before congressional hearings. The findings are astonishing. He found that 95.7 percent of those who appeared came to urge more spending. Only 0.7 percent came to urge against more spending. Washington has created a culture of spending. People come to Washington, perhaps with good intentions, and are sucked into this philanthropic swirl, where problems somehow go away if more tax dollars are spent. Well, the game is up. Last November, the American people said ``enough'' and put Republicans in charge of Congress to put an end to the 40-year-long philanthropic tendencies of our friends on the other side. If spending tax money truly solves problems, America would be the most trouble free society in the world. But we're not. Today, America is facing a $4 trillion national debt in the face of some of the worst societal conditions we have ever witnessed. It's time to break Washington's spending culture. Philanthropy is a wonderful thing, but not with tax dollars.”