--- > Milton Friedman warned that “fiscal conservatives have been the unwitting handmaidens of the big spenders.” > > By obsessing over deficits and agreeing to raise taxes, they just make more room for bigger government. Spending, not the deficit, is the real fight. > \#MiltonFriedman #LimitedGovernment --- > As Milton Friedman once observed, so-called fiscal conservatives have often become “the unwitting handmaidens of the big spenders.” By focusing narrowly on deficits and agreeing to tax hikes in the name of balance, they enable the very growth of government they claim to oppose. The real issue isn’t the deficit — it’s spending. Restraining government means saying *no* to both taxes *and* unchecked appropriations. ---