> If that's the case, when was the last time the size, responsibilities and revenues of the government have meaningfully decreased in a permanent manner? What

> If that's the case, when was the last time the size, responsibilities and revenues of the government have meaningfully decreased in a permanent manner? What government are you talking about? The U.S. government? Any government anywhere? Governments change all of the time. Look at the end of the Soviet Union for a recent example.