2069 Years of Relevance

I read an interesting quote from Marcus Tullius Cicero in relation to Ancient Rome from 55 BC.

 

He said that:

 

“The Budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance."

 

In the 2 months that have passed since the Budget, the quote made me revisit the key aspects.

http://stevesmithlive.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/election-budget.html

http://stevesmithlive.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/advice-furor_25.html

http://stevesmithlive.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/substance-to-stench.html

The Budget wasn’t balanced, the Treasury isn’t being refilled, public debt is rising not falling, officialdom has never been more arrogant, our money is not well managed when helping foreign lands and there is little business incentive to create jobs to reduce public assistance and reliance. 

 

The quote is as relevant today as it was 2069 years ago. Yet with each budget that passes, we move further and further away from the ideals.

 

I tip my hat Marcus Tullius Cicero