“Wealth is the value an individual adds to his or her life. Transferring money from one sector of society to another does not necessarily add value to the lives of the recipients. Transferring water from a sound barrel to a leaky bucket does not increase the contents of the latter, nor repair its holes, nor stop it running dry if the transfer stops. It does however ensure the barrel one day will run dry.”

“Wealth is the value an individual adds to his or her life.

Transferring money from one sector of society to another does not necessarily add value to the lives of the recipients.

Transferring water from a sound barrel to a leaky bucket does not increase the contents of the latter, nor repair its holes, nor stop it running dry if the transfer stops.

It does however ensure the barrel one day will run dry.”

Sarah Palin...