What Is Fiscal Conservatism?

Cynthia Yockley hits the nail on the head:

Conservatives don’t keep emphasizing that fiscal conservatism is about creating and preserving a system where individuals can make their dreams come true — a system where individuals get to keep and control the majority of the financial rewards they have earned through their creativity, courage, thrift, wise choices, hard work and ambition.

The article from which this paragraph is taken is well worth reading. In particular, her views of the two fundamental pillars of modern liberalism may open your eyes.