Quote: Wonder Boy said: Ronald Reagan made many similar comments (as Dave Barry) about federal government.
Ronald Reagan called the government "an enemy"? That doesn't seem like something a President, ex-President, or aspiring President would do.
I must ask: what and when were some of these comments?
Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.
Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
If the federal government had been around when the Creator was putting His hand to this state, Indiana wouldn't be here. It'd still be waiting for an environmental impact statement.
The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.
