A Self-Tax for Fiscal Patriots | Doug Bandow | Cato Institute: Commentary

A Self-Tax for Fiscal Patriots | Doug Bandow | Cato Institute: Commentary: "tax cuts should go to people who pay taxes, not to people who consume taxes"

"It's always easiest to spend other people's money. Liberal legislators have proved that for years. Compassion once meant suffering with others. Then it turned into writing checks. Now — at least in Washington — compassion means making other people write checks."

"While proclaiming the importance of people paying higher taxes, most are probably pocketing their savings under the Bush tax cuts. They want their peers to pay more, but in the meantime they are living the good life."