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comparing percent of federal spending is an odd way of doing things since the scope of government has noticably broadened.
by adgjlsfhk1 4y ago
comparing percent of federal spending is an odd way of doing things since the scope of government has noticably broadened.
- deepdriver 4y agoYes and no. The total economic pie was much smaller in antiquity, limiting the potential maximum scope of government. Even so, entitlement spending still took up its share of ancient budgets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura_Annonae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura_Annonae