Both major political parties are, now more than ever, not surprisingly, promising everything to everybody. Inevitably, the responsible voter is asking where is all the money going to come from.

On second thoughts, this is probably a stupid question; the answer might go something like: “We’ll simply borrow the cash if need be, numbskull. In fact, there really is nothing to it — as the Athenians will no doubt tell you, ye of little faith.”