“Governments create wealth the same way ticks create blood”

“Governments create wealth the same way ticks create blood” (or “Government creates wealth the way ticks create blood”) is a saying that has been printed on many images. That is, government is a parasite that takes and does not create anything.
   
“Government creates wealth the way ticks create blood” was posted on Twitter by American political activist and tax reduction advocate Grover Norquist on November 21, 2011.
     
“GOVERNMENTS CREATE WEALTH THE SAME WAY TICKS CREATE BLOOD” (shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by Young Americans for Liberty on April 30, 2015.
     
       
Wikipedia: Grover Norquist
Grover Glenn Norquist (born October 19, 1956) is an American political activist and tax reduction advocate who is founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, an organization that opposes all tax increases. A Republican, he is the primary promoter of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a pledge signed by lawmakers who agree to oppose increases in marginal income tax rates for individuals and businesses, as well as net reductions or eliminations of deductions and credits without a matching reduced tax rate.
 
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Grover Norquist
@GroverNorquist
Government creates wealth the way ticks create blood.
11:01 PM · Nov 21, 2011·TweetDeck
 
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Michael Ciha
@CihaPet
Governments create wealth the same way ticks create blood.
1:31 PM · Apr 29, 2015·Hootsuite
   
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Young Americans for Liberty
@YALiberty
Government “creates” wealth the same way ticks “create” blood.
(“GOVERNMENTS CREATE WEALTH THE SAME WAY TICKS CREATE BLOOD” is shown on an image.—ed.)
12:13 PM · Apr 30, 2015·Buffer
   
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C Steven Tucker
@CSteven
Government creates wealth the same way ticks create blood. #tcot #teaparty
(“GOVERNMENTS CREATE WEALTH THE SAME WAY TICKS CREATE BLOOD” is shown on an image.—ed.)
2:13 PM · May 5, 2015·TweetDeck
   
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ChicagoTeaParty
@ChicagoTeaParty
Government creates wealth the same way ticks create blood. #tcot #teaparty
(“GOVERNMENTS CREATE WEALTH THE SAME WAY TICKS CREATE BLOOD” is shown on an image.—ed.)
2:13 PM · May 5, 2015·TweetDeck
 
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Directory420.com
@Directory420com
Governments create wealth the same way ticks create blood. #dontbesilent #fight #doublespeak #truth #wantlovebelove https://instagram.com/p/CCxRZzthy-i/?igshid=sjozeoiijsky
12:23 AM · Jul 18, 2020·Instagram
     
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Grover Norquist
@GroverNorquist
“Government creates wealth the way ticks create blood.”
11:27 PM · Jun 8, 2021·Twitter for iPad
   
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Cerebral Wisdom
@CerebralWisdom
Government creates wealth the way ticks create blood. - Grover Norquist
7:00 PM · Mar 10, 2022·Cerebral Wisdom
 
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Sal the Agorist
@SallyMayweather
(“GOVERNMENTS CREATE WEALTH THE SAME WAY TICKS CREATE BLOOD” is shown on an image.—ed.)
10:14 AM · Apr 28, 2022·Twitter for iPad