When it comes to government's use of money, the word taxpayers' money is very common. Perhaps its implication is that governments have to spend money carefully because the money is not simply for those in power to waste.
However, sometimes I also see the word 'goverment money', and then, 'state money'.
Can anyone explain the different implications, if any, of these words?
2006-10-23 07:11:33 · 6 answers · asked by lankhai2006 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
They only use the term "taxpayer's money" when they're campaigning and need to make us think they are working for us. When the camera's are off and when the bureaucrats talk, it is "their" money or "government" money. All they see us as is milch cows to squeeze a little more out of.
2006-10-23 07:18:42 · answer #1 · answered by Crusader1189 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The government does not have any money of its own. It gathers taxex and spends the money obtained on what it thinks is right to meet the needs of the people. Unfortunately there is always an argument about what is right - so a lot of people claim that they do not trust the government (or politicians in general). Another way for governments to get money is to print some - after all, they own the mint, so it is legal for it to do so. It turns out that this is also not a good idea because it leads to inflation and other ills. So the answer is: Yes. Government money is really the people's money.
2006-10-23 07:24:53 · answer #2 · answered by David S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
workers rights are not synonymous with communism. Workers do have the right (union or not) to work in a reasonably healthy and safe environment and to receive fair pay for the work they do. Unions say that it is the right of their members to force employers to pay more than what is normally paid to others in the same job in a non union shop, force employers to pay a larger part of health and retirement benefits than a non union employee in that same job would receive and force an employer to pay someone regardless of whether or not they do a good job. It is in my opinion...Legalized blackmail. The reason that many compare it to communism is because during the communist revolution, workers rights became one of their cries. This ended up creating a society where everyone got the same pay for the same job but had no chance of bettering them self through hard work or innovation. It took away the desire to achieve from the common man. The only ones who were able to achieve anything more...were those who clung to and became very active in the workers leadersip, the political party (Communist) that was running the country. That would be compared to the union bosses of today. The biggest difference between the Soviets and the US however...is that the unions have not as of yet achieved total political power...although with their exceptionally high contributions to politicians, they are coming close. You saw what happened to the Soviet Union. Do we really want that here?
2016-05-22 01:41:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All government and state money ultimately comes from the taxpayer.
2006-10-23 07:16:27 · answer #4 · answered by Sean 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the money the government spends on the country is taxpayers money.
the money the political parties spend on their campaigns and what not comes from large donations from rich people!
2006-10-23 07:33:35 · answer #5 · answered by pants_deb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
state money is money allocated for state usage it does in the end, or rather the beggining come from the taxpayers.
2006-10-23 07:20:00 · answer #6 · answered by Grev 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋