https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/06/liberal-exceptionalism/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 13:08:36 -0400<![CDATA[Great nations may have greater grace periods, but they don&#8217;t get blank checks. Bills come due. Populations age and become more expensive to support. Interest rates do not remain near-zero forever. Overtaxed people figure out new ways to shelter their income from the government, or they renounce their citizenship. Whenever advocates of an expansive welfare state start talking about &#8220;economic patriotism&#8221;—a phrase Mr. Obama has lately been trying out on the campaign trail—you know the scoundrels really have found their last refuge.]]>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:20:21 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/06/liberal-exceptionalism-n97249