It is a way to take people's wealth from them without having to openly raise taxes. Inflation is the most universal tax of all.
Thomas SowellThe political mirage of something for nothing, from leaders who 'care,' has ruined many a nation.
Thomas SowellBenedict Arnold was a war hero, wounded in battle--before he turned against his country. Hitler was likewise a decorated and wounded veteran of the First World War. Being a war hero is not a lifetime...exempt[ion]...from responsibility for what you do thereafter.
Thomas Sowell