Well, you could google and look at actual economic data to see that spending as a percentage of GDP is now over 24%, only outstripped by World War II era spendi

Well, you could google and look at actual economic data to see that spending as a percentage of GDP is now over 24%, only outstripped by World War II era spending. http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/spending_chart_1900_2010USp_13s1li011lcn_F0f http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/spending_chart_1900_2010... So where does your condescension come from regarding others' knowledge of spending vs taxation?