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Public decision making is complicated and not well understood. Contrary to simple methods of democracy, there appear to be forces pulling government expenditures away from levels that would be preferred by the median voter.

— Harvey S. Rosen

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Plato argued that in a good society the ratio of the richest to the poorest person's income should be at the most four to one.

In this country, the number of individuals on the government payroll certainly underestimates the importance of government.

If the goal is to help the poor, why not give them the money directly?

If it makes sense to transfer income from rich to poor people within a generation, why shouldn't we transfer income from rich to poor generations?

The mere ability to postpone taxes may not seem all that important, but its consequences are enormous.

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