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The government barely existed in the US before the 20th century. When a war happened, yes. But otherwise it was mostly inconsequential
by monero-xmr 2y ago
The government barely existed in the US before the 20th century. When a war happened, yes. But otherwise it was mostly inconsequential
- nativeit 2y agoHasn't it generally grown with the rest of the population? I think it existed in roughly the same proportion as the rest of society.
- nickff 2y agoMost of the federal budget is wealth transfers from income earners to the poor and elderly; these were not federal functions until the 20th century. The US federal government spends didn’t have a standing army until well after the founding.