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American government since the beginning of the 20th century has been on a nearly uninterrupted trend of increasing state power, both domestically and internatio

American government since the beginning of the 20th century has been on a nearly uninterrupted trend of increasing state power, both domestically and internationally. Politicians sometimes pretend to be anti-government to get votes, but every administration spends more than the previous one. I wouldn’t call that static.

anon291 2y ago
Meh... Not really true. In aggregate, perhaps, but things go back and forth.
- danenania 2y ago
  Not only in aggregate. The only exceptions to each administration spending more than the previous one (in real terms, inflation-adjusted) were immediately post WW1 and WW2. Look it up.