“The difference in spending habits between government and a drunken sailor is, at least a drunken sailor spends his own money.” Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan was an outspoken critic of excessive taxation. He once summed up his concern about the practice by saying, “The difference in spending habits between government and a drunken sailor is, at least a drunken sailor spends his own money.”


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2 responses to “Reagan’s Distinction Between Government and Drunken Sailors”

  1. and the sailor often shows regret the next day…

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