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Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can balance it only on the wallets of the rich.

George Osborne
Thinking, Balance, Rich
"George Osborne unveils employee 'shares for rights' scheme" by Patrick Wintour and Nicholas Watt, www.theguardian.com. October 8, 2012.
Just as we should never balance the budget on the backs of the poor, so it is an economic delusion to think you can balance it only on the wallets of the rich.