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Noted nineteenth-century economist Frédéric Bastiat once wrote that “people are beginning to realize that the apparatus of government is costly. But what they do not know is that the burden falls inevitably on them.” With the introduction of the President’s enormous $3.7 trillion FY2012 Budget on Monday, I believe people are finally realizing that the burden does, in fact, fall on them and on future generations to come.

The federal budget is an important economic and moral choice. We must decide if we want to place even more of our money under the control of politicians and bureaucrats, or if we wish to leave more resources with families and businesses that grow the private sector. The president has chosen to continue placing his trust in big government. I am placing my trust in families, small businesses and job creators.

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