But instead it has grown substantially. Charts like these need to be viewed with independent factors in mind. The Cold War just might have had something to do

But instead it has grown substantially. Charts like these need to be viewed with independent factors in mind. The Cold War just might have had something to do with the growth in state outlays from 1950-1990, for example. And then after 2002 there was another military expansion of course, followed by a spike for the 2008 financial crisis.