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This is a meaningless and inaccurate observation. US government spending has been at all time sustained highs (excluding WW2) as a percentage of GDP, about 50%
by valuearb 9y ago
This is a meaningless and inaccurate observation. US government spending has been at all time sustained highs (excluding WW2) as a percentage of GDP, about 50% higher than the decades pre Sep 11. We’ve silently been asking for more contributions and han is very, whether thru taxes or future debt to be foisted on your children.
A truer statement is that the last 90 years we’ve steadily diminished the value of the individual.
- padobson 9y agoOn a practical basis (civil liberties, economic freedom, power to affect change), I agree with you. But it's hard to ignore the deification of certain individuals through celebrity. If some of society's foundational institutions are failing, it's fair to suggest the deification of power brokers as a root cause.