MARTIN L. GROSS

The government uses words that make almost no sense to those of us in ordinary life.

Politicians are masters of the art of deception.

Politicians: Some are ignorant; some are not ignorant, but those who are ignorant don't want to know. The psychologists call it denial.

Government loses its claim to legitimacy when it fails to fulfill its obligations.

Generally speaking, government programs have the reverse result from the goal.

The tax laws are written by men with considerable net worth, and with little understanding of what wage-earners must do to make ends meet.

We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy.

Cut it in half, and then look at it. If it's still moving, cut it in half again.

Nominally, there is one executive for every eight federal employees, a ratio that would bankrupt many private industries.

Government loses its claim to legitimacy when it fails to fulfill its obligations.

The tax laws are written by men with considerable net worth, and with little understanding of what wage-earners must do to make ends meet.

We live in a world in which politics has replaced philosophy.

Politicians are masters of the art of deception.

Nominally, there is one executive for every eight federal employees, a ratio that would bankrupt many private industries.

Cut it in half, and then look at it. If it's still moving, cut it in half again.

Generally speaking, government programs have the reverse result from the goal.

The government uses words that make almost no sense to those of us in ordinary life.

Politicians: Some are ignorant; some are not ignorant, but those who are ignorant don't want to know. The psychologists call it denial.