That is actually quite a reasonable viewpoint. Taxes clearly benefited America's economy greatly when we were the only nation with near-universal education prov

That is actually quite a reasonable viewpoint. Taxes clearly benefited America's economy greatly when we were the only nation with near-universal education provided mostly by government schools. One could also argue that the township model, federal post offices, and federal marine hospitals (legislated by our Founding Fathers) resulted in strong national growth. That is a far cry from the anti-liberty sentiments demonstrated by the OP's quotes.