Things have changed a bit since the time of the founding fathers. Welfare and other public assistance, for example, were not as big an issue in a young country that had not had time to become overpopulated, and where there was more work than there were people to do it. While their philosophical approach to a government for the people is timeless (ironic that one of their problems with the Monarchy was frittering away money on expensive crap, and that's how the French nobility lost their bewigged and powdered heads during THAT revolution of the same era- LET THEM EAT CAKE! *chop *thud), trying to apply that philosophy in the modern world takes a far deeper understanding of its tenets...

OBVIOUSLY the wars are a major outlet for government spending- unpopular wars, that The People are having a hard time digesting, as tehy were shoved down our throats with the lubricant of National Security and Patriotism...

Edit: Anyone remember that the early settlers of this fine country were so appalled by the excesses of the contemporary monarchy, that the wearing of something so simple as silver coat-buttons or any type of jewelry was considered scandalous in some communities?
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . palin's waist of $$$$ Palin bunch travel at Alaska expense Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:34:18 GMT The State of Alaska paid for the Palin children to watch their father in a snowmachine race. Republican running mate Sarah Palin has reportedly charged the State of Alaska more than $20,000 to cover her children's travel expenses. An investigative report by the Associated Press reveals that the State of Alaska paid $21,012 for 64 commercial flights and hotel accommodation for Governor Palin's three daughters after she took Rating: 5