Quote: August 29, 2003

“Government can pay its bills with tax money, run up a budget deficit or print more cash, creating inflation. Inflation hurts the saver, deficits hurt the investor, taxes hurt the earner, and all three are usually the same person: you.”

P.J. O'Rourke, writer and satirist

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