A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
George Bernard Shaw
Goodnight all, wrap up warmly.
True, I should think.
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Boadicea's Chariot 
Excellent. Night night Mr Zen, sleep snug.
On the subject of government, “The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refinanced, public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officials should be tempered and controlled, and the adventures in foreign lands should be curtailed lest the state becomes bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living off excesses and debts.”
(Marcus Tullius Cicero 106BC to 43 BC)
They seemed to have a firmer grasp of economics and good government 2,050 years ago than our servants in government appear to have now…
After Cicero decay set in – History repeats, man will not learn.