10 Things you will never hear a Statist say

1. We’ve come in under budget. We should return this money to the taxpayer.
2. Thank God for the 1^st Amendment, particularly protecting the voices of our opposition.
3. We welcome competition in the open market. Let the best providers win!
4. Since the voters were smart enough to put us in power, they should at least be smart enough to have full disclosure to what we’re doing.
5. We could probably eliminate many of these outdated processes and departments.
6. Is this the best use of taxpayer dollars?
7. We can account for every penny that was spent.
8. No one should have this much power.
9. Giving this government contract to my brother might appear to be a conflict of interest.
10. That’s none of our business.