"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Tail of a Dog
"Notice that both parties to the fraud are doing nicely. The bankers earn real interest on phantom money, and the Pols get to purchase votes without having visibly to impose taxes to acquire the means. If they want to wage a war, they can do it on the Kill Now, Pay Later principle--for them and their dreams of power, such fiat money is a godsend." Column by Jim Davies.
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