Democracy and Power 103:  Government money In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. – Voltaire (1764) Money taxed and spent by politicians comes from the labor and ingenuity of millions of workers.  Politicians spend other peoples’ money.

Democracy and Power 104: Future Debt Burden  

Democracy and Power 114:  The Power Players

Democracy and Power 104: Future Debt Burden A government debt is a government claim against personal income and private property – an unpaid tax bill. – Hans F. Sennholz, All democracies institute programs for current voters and shift the debt to future workers, even the unborn.  Social Security, Medicare, prescriptions drug benefits for seniors are prime examples in America.

Campaigned on ”Balanced Budgets," Votes for Bigger Government and More DebtBack in 2006, Jon Tester, an average American farmer from the state of Montana, ran his campaign for Senate with the promise of fighting for a balanced budget and fiscal responsibility. It is now 2011 and with a MAJOR debt crisis on our hands, Mr.

Democracy and Power 114:  The Power Players