What have we learned in 2,066 years

                       
        "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, 
        public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be 
        tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should 
        be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to 
        work, instead of living on public assistance." 
       
                                                               -  Cicero   55 BC 
     
        Evidently nothing.....


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