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The whole idea of our government is this: If enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something and not pay for it.

P. J. O'Rourke

The most brilliant satire of all time was ‘A Modest Proposal’ by Jonathan Swift. You’ll notice how everything got straightened out in Ireland within days of that coming out.
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As a former writer for the ‘National Lampoon,’ I’ve probably contributed to the sea of sarcasm in which we live.
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Former Live National Sarcasm Seam Probably Writer
A U.S. dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It’s a promissory note that doesn’t actually promise anything. It’s not backed by gold or silver.
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A fundamental American question is, ‘What’s the big idea?’
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Wealth brings great benefits to the world. Rich people are heros.
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Benefit Bring Hero People Rich Wealth
Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.
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We need a government, alas, because of the nature of humans.
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The baby boomers’ politics have covered a wide band of silliness, from the Weather Underground to the Timothy McVeigh types. The great majority of us are well in the middle of that spectrum, but still, there’s been both leftie silliness and right-wing silliness.
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It’s better to make fun of yourself because you’ve always got someone around to make fun of, and they can’t sue you.
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Everybody is xenophobic to an extent.
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Never wear anything that panics the cat.
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Rich people don’t like to be in the military. The shoes are ugly and the uniforms itch. Rich people don’t go in much for revolution or terrorism, either.
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The best and brightest don’t go into politics. The best and brightest are at Goldman Sachs.
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Political systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don’t draft people; it’s not jury duty.
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I’m too tough and sensitive to have to have some pubescent twerp with his mom’s earring in his tongue, who combs his hair with Redi-Whip and has an Ani DiFranco tattoo on his shin, come show me how a computer works.
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There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible.
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