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. Enact:  Cut, Cap and Balance Will America survive and excel?  Can...

Democracy and Power 107:  Counting votes Successful … politicians are insecure and intimidated men. They advance politically only as they placate, appease, bribe, seduce, bamboozle or otherwise manage to manipulate the demanding and threatening elements in their constituencies. – Walter Lippmann (1889-1974), American Journalist and Author In a democracy, the...

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) The money taxed and spent by the politicians comes from the labor and ingenuity of millions of working persons.  Politicians spend other peoples’ money. The politician...

Democracy and Power 107:  Counting votes In a democracy, the politician must favorably influence the majority of their voting constituents.  In all political decisions, the politician calculates how many votes are gained by voting-money spent on interest groups versus how many votes are lost. Politicians Must Listen to - We the People For many years, elected...

Democracy and Power 101:  Government is power The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse. -James Madison, Speech in the Virginia State Convention of 1829-1830   Obama: Presidential Power and the Price of Gas Recently, President Obama aggressively demanded the continuation of the 2% payroll...

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. The Payroll Tax Cut Deal –...