Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
"A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship" - Alexander Fraser Tytler
it is funny how pilots are staunchly against any sort of aid or handout until it’s us in the bread line.