1. the amount of money it spends yes, government spending increases, always. I'd need to be convinced this is inherently bad lol 2. the amount of interference

1. the amount of money it spends yes, government spending increases, always. I'd need to be convinced this is inherently bad lol 2. the amount of interference in the workings of the marketplace, usually called "unfunded mandates" where they put burdens on businesses What about subsidies, when businesses only exist because of government intervention at all? What about Harley Davidson? The banking sector? > A much more limited government. How limited? Is it allowed to prevent monopoly? You seem to know enough about the subject to know that making the state too limited will merely lead to the establishment of state power by monopolistic corporations instead, from plenty of historical examples.