Thomas Sowell... There a three questions that I think would destroy most of the arguments...

"There a three questions that I think would destroy most of the arguments on the left. The first is, ‘Compared to what?’ The second is, ‘At what cost?’ And the third is, ‘What hard evidence do you have?’"

Thomas Sowell

Precisely! Though given the often bipartisan support for the endless train of spending bills, I would hold the Right to answer the same three questions.