I don't think this is universally true. I mean, take a look at the New Deal. The problem here, in my opinion, is that the US does not make enough stuff. We hav

I don't think this is universally true. I mean, take a look at the New Deal. The problem here, in my opinion, is that the US does not make enough stuff. We have a lot, and I mean a lot, of "fake" jobs. Jobs that move things, not produce things. All the actual stuff we consume is made overseas. We've essentially given up our economy in exchange for making middle men of middle men of middle men. Our economy, I feel, is largely theoretical. If we look historically at times of economic boon, there's a common thread. Huge increases in manufacturing and production of goods. The 50s weren't prosperous because of taxes, they were prosperous because of WWII. And, if you look, most of this increase stems from the government. Whether it be war or triple letter agencies making stuff.