C. P. Howe Quotes
There is nothing more permanent than a temporary government building—unless it's a temporary tax.
C. P. Howe, Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce, Quoted in The Toronto Star, October 12, 1977
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Although the Professor was often right about this technique, at the time he made this statement, the Clinton administration was actually cutting spending and using much of the revenue to pay for the deficit—just the opposite of what the Professor was worried about. It was successful and the deficit was eliminated and surpluses were projected. However the succeeding administration more closely followed the professor’s pattern and increased spending enormously for serious needs, but also cut taxes, so that we went during the Bush administration from the largest projected surplus in American history to the greatest deficit in American history.
