Conservative advocate Grover Norquist on Christmas compared liberals' views of the government to children's views of Santa Claus.

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"Mom and Dad earn the $,buy, wrap the presents. Children believe Santa did it," Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform, tweeted Sunday.

"Kinda like the view liberals have: 'The government did it.' "

When children get older, Norquist added, they "realize Santa is fiction."

"The state is the dangerous fiction by which everyone hopes to live off others' work (Bastiat)," he said.

Mom and Dad earn the $,buy, wrap the presents.

Children believe Santa did it

Kinda like the view liberals have:

"The govenrment did it" — Grover Norquist (@GroverNorquist) December 25, 2016

Children grow up and realize Santa is fiction

The state is the dangerous fiction by which everyone hopes to live off others' work (Bastiat) — Grover Norquist (@GroverNorquist) December 25, 2016

Norquist has in the past offered praise for President-elect Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE. Last month, he lauded Trump's tax plan, calling it "extremely powerful in terms of economic growth."