Reckless Spending - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative

Reckless Spending - Thomas Sowell - Townhall Conservative: "However little President Obama knows or cares about economics, he knows a lot about politics-- and especially political rhetoric. 'High-speed rail' is simply another set of lofty words to justify continued expansion of government spending. So are words like 'investment in education' or 'investment' in any number of other things, which serves the same political purpose."