" A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury"
"From that moment on the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the MOST from the Public treasury with the result that even democracy will finally collapse due to the loose fiscal policy which is is always followed by dictatorship."
Source: Alexander Tyler
Professor of History
Edinburgh University
Edinburgh Scotland
2007-10-19 09:21:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It fits so closely that one might call Alexander Tyler a prophet.
2007-10-19 09:27:40 · answer #1 · answered by atomzer0 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bush fulfilled that forecast.
He increased spending while cutting taxes, thereby sending the public debt his daddy and Reagan racked up to $9 trillion and never said a word about ever repaying it.
Who could ask for more of a free ride than that?
2007-10-19 16:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by obl_alive_and_well 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THANKS FOR THE INFO.
2007-10-20 03:14:40 · answer #3 · answered by jerry z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋