That's why we have a zillion dollar deficit that our kids will be lucky to handle.
Sadly, the current President has fallen for it just as badly.
$800 per single, $1600 per family? McGovern promised $1000 (although in 1972 dollars)... to Democrats, it’s a handout. To Republicans, it’s a “tax rebate.”
...and we wonder why there’s a leadership problem in this party.