Why is it inflationary if the people keep their own money, and spend it the way they want to, [but] not inflationary if the government takes it and spends it the way it wants to?

Quote by Ronald Reagan

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Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If...

Governments view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If...

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with...

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with...

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever...

Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever...

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.

Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day...

Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day...

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have...

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have...

If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business

If adults want to take such chances (with marijuana) that is their business

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as...

Inflation is as violent as a mugger, as frightening as an armed robber and as...

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

The Soviet Union is an Evil Empire, and Soviet communism is the focus of evil...

The Soviet Union is an Evil Empire, and Soviet communism is the focus of evil...

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you...

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you...

We will never forget them nor the last time we saw them this morning as...

We will never forget them nor the last time we saw them this morning as...

We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment,...

We who live in free market societies believe that growth, prosperity and ultimately human fulfillment,...

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm...

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm...

To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership -...

To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership -...

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.

My belief has always been . . . that wherever in this land any individual's...

My belief has always been . . . that wherever in this land any individual's...

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.

They say the world has become too complex for simple answers. They are wrong.

Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world.

Violence has been Nicaragua's most important export to the world.

No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for...

No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for...