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There is simply too much corruption, too much money available for the taking.

The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And - and that it's totally out of control. They want something done about it.

Money costs too much.

The problem is government spends too much. So raising taxes is what politicians do, instead of reducing spending.

The government generally is just too top-heavy.

I believe that government is too large, costs too much, spends too much, and has too much regulatory power in our lives.

Money often costs too much.

The budget doesn't have much control over the government. Then again, the government doesn't have much control over the budget.

What I'm not saying is that all government spending is bad. It's not - far, far from it, but there is no free lunch, as a former colleague of mine used to say. There is no public tooth fairy. Father Christmas does not work on the Treasury staff this year. You can never bail someone out of trouble without putting someone else into trouble.

Federal spending is atrocious.