other people's money

June 18, 2009 6:58 AM

Quotefilter: A wise junkie once told me something that sounded suspiciously like a quotation. He said, "They'll spend any amount of your money to protect theirs." Does this ring a bell for anyone? I've had no luck thus far googling for variations.
posted by well_balanced to writing & language (2 comments total)

A stretch but as your bank manager might say: "Think we don't care about you? Try missing a couple of payments".
posted by evil_esto at 7:09 AM on June 18

Someone named El Cid has twice quoted Michael Parenti as saying this, first here and then here.
posted by WCityMike at 7:47 AM on June 18