What have we learned in 2066 years...?

This arrived in my mail this morning. I haven't checked its veracity but here it is:

"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 lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to

work, instead of living on public assistance.".................

.................Cicero - 55 BC