I do think that people ought to have some control over their money, rather than the government, just mandating to them how they're going to invest their money.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If you ask people do you think that government should spend less money than what it takes in, most people agree with that.
And I think the more money you put in people's hands, the more they will spend. And if they don't spend it, they invest it. And investing it is another way of creating jobs. It puts money into mutual funds or other kinds of banks that can go out and make loans, and we need to do that.
I have long believed taxpayers make better use of their money than the government ever could.
Who controls the issuance of money controls the government!
We say that anytime budgets are balanced and an ample savings account has been set aside, government should just stop collecting taxes. Better to leave that money in the pockets of those who earned it, than to let it burn a hole, as it always does, in the pockets of government.
We have gotten to the point where everything the government does is counterproductive; the conclusion, of course, is that the government should do nothing at all, that is, should retire quickly from the monetary and economic scene and allow freedom and free markets to work.
I mean, the Obama position has been, 'We think government ought to be spending this money, not the people who earn it.'
Money is a mechanism for control.
I believe wealth should be in the hands of those who know how to create more wealth.
People should have an escape valve for their money, their assets. If you have substantial financial assets, the government is going to confiscate the purchasing power of those assets and spend it.