Letter: Sanders might want to consider Jefferson’s insight on government waste
(Matthew Putney | The Associated Press) 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a rally, Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Iowa state fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.
Dear Bernie: Thomas Jefferson said it best on your "liberal give away philosophy: “I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”
Jim Dublinski, Salt Lake City
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