Local, State, and Federal government spending as a percentage of the GDP continue to creep upward. http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/spending_chart_1900_2020

Local, State, and Federal government spending as a percentage of the GDP continue to creep upward. http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/spending_chart_1900_2020USp_XXs2li111tcn_F0xF0sF0lF0f_Federal_State_and_Local_Spending_in_20th_Century http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/spending_chart_1900_2020... It's surprising that the closing of some library branches is somehow the fault of overly paranoid tax-haters rather than out-of-control spending patterns.