He is guilty if he wastes the money of the people, the taxes which they have paid, in luxury, pomp, and debauchery. He who should improve the morals of the people, be the guardian of the law, and improve their education should not pervert them by his bad example.
the sovereign of a country
In some egregious cases, cities built new stadiums even while their citizens were still paying off old stadiums that had since closed. This is corporate welfare run amok, and a gross misuse of American citizens' tax money - something the government must treat with respect.
It's clear from what we have already learned that the Obama administration freely used our tax dollars for political purposes, including support of the Soros operation.
Someone must stand up to those who say, "Here's the key, there's the Treasury, just take as many of those hard-earned tax dollars as you want."
I am committed to the people who are sick and tired of seeing their tax dollars being used to fund unethical people and corporations.
The tax money belongs to the taxpayers. It doesn't belong to the bureaucracy. And government is not a welfare system.
Public officials are permitted to finance or subsidize their own activities through taxes. That is, they are permitted to engage in and live off, what in private dealings between private law subjects is prohibited and considered 'theft' and 'stolen loot.'
For more than forty years, the United States Congress has shamelessly used payroll taxes intended for Social Security to fund big government spending.
I believe - we all pay taxes. I'm happy to pay it, but I hate to have it abused, money wasted, no accountability. That's going to bother you.