Want a fiscally responsible government? Here's what we must restore first
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A big part of the disconnect between the government and the people stems from the lack of responsibility and sense of urgency in better stewardship over public funds.
George P. Bush is the former commissioner of the Texas General Land Office and currently serves as a partner at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP and as a principal at Michael Best Strategies LLC. He also volunteers with the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity (www.FreeOpp.org), a nonprofit policy research organization that seeks to expand economic opportunity to those who least have it, using the tools of individual liberty, free enterprise, technological innovation, and pluralism. Mr. Bush is the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, grandson of former President George H.W. Bush and nephew of former President George W. Bush. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own.
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