Dave Barry Quotes About Politics

Quotes about: Politics

• See, when the government spends money, it creates jobs; whereas when the money is left in the hands of taxpayers, God only knows what they do with it. Bake it into pies, probably. Anything to avoid creating jobs.

  Dave Barry

  Jobs, Government, Hands

  "American Unmoved by Deficit - Except in Altoona". The Free Lance-Star Column, news.google.com. February 29, 1992.

• Most of the presidential candidates' economic packages involve 'tax breaks,' which is when the government, amid great fanfare, generously decides not to take quite so much of your income. In other words, these candidates are trying to buy your votes with your own money.

  Dave Barry

  Government, Presidential, Trying

  "The Bucks Drop Here". Washington Post Magazine, February 9, 1992.

• The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment.

  Dave Barry

  Government, Politics, Entertainment

  Dave Barry (1999). “Dave Barry Turns 50”, Random House Digital, Inc.

• I say we scrap the current system and replace it with a system wherein you add your name to the bottom of a list, and then you send some money to the person at the top of the list, and then you... Oh, wait, that is our current system.

  Dave Barry

  Names, Waiting, Add

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