On 15-Feb-2005, Scott Weiser wrote:

Because, as someone famous once said, (I paraphrase) Democracy will survive
only until the citizens discover that they can vote themselves largesse out
of the public treasury.

Well, that sounds like what's happening in the US now, except that you're
using debt markets instead of the treasury. Since the debt is drawn on
the treasury, same difference. As long as you vote for fiscally irresponsible
Republicans who cut taxes instead of pay bills...


Mike