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Let us never forget this fundamental truth: the State has no source of money other than money which people earn themselves. If the State wishes to spend more it can do so only by borrowing your savings or by taxing you more. It is no good thinking that someone else will pay - that 'someone else' is you. There is no such thing as public money; there is only taxpayers' money.
Margaret Thatcher
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What this quote means

Government finances are ultimately funded by the earnings of individuals and taxpayers, not by an external source.

Margaret Thatcher emphasizes that the money used by the State originates from its citizens through taxes and personal earnings. She highlights the misconception that government spending is independent of individual contributions, making it clear that any financial expenditure by the government directly affects taxpayers.

Themes

GovernmentTaxesSpendingEconomicsTaxpayer

In practice

Example use cases

In a financial planning seminar discussing government budgets and taxation.

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