“All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”

― Frank Herbert

Kurt Vonnegut on story construction:

“This is the most popular story…every time it’s retold, somebody makes another million dollars"

US States with the highest taxes (income, property, and sales):

15.9 % New York

14.1% Hawaii

13.5% California

13.2% New Jersey

12.9% Illinois