True conservatism is "maximum reward from minimum outlay" -- but no responsible politician would allow that to mean "maximum return today with no regard for tomorrow". To him it means "balance the future and the present -- and if you have to sell one out, make it the present". For instance, right now in Ontario, Canada, the education system is being plundered with no regard for the crime rises we'll have as soon as we graduate a new generation of thugs who are unemployable and bitter. I suppose then we'll be spending our savings on jails?