> the US is a relatively libertarian project where "high taxes and free healthcare" are anathema. Isn't that just the last 4 decades though? Before that, US ha

> the US is a relatively libertarian project where "high taxes and free healthcare" are anathema. Isn't that just the last 4 decades though? Before that, US had very high taxes and was not against spending on social programs. That all changed with Reagan and after, but it's not some set of core American values, but rather just the current, and relatively recent, dogma.