Funny alteration of a word that means to pay back for an expense, turned on its head to mean "Pay in advance for an expected future expense" - which would demand that we spend the money.

Kofi Annan Money Quote saying in 1997 as Secretary General of the U.N. that government money spent on education is the purest form of national defense

Debasish Mridha Money Quote saying We often see cost of education as an expense, but it is really an investment toward wisdom in teaching us to properly think