> I'd say of course we have to include that as a measure of how much of a role the government plays in the society. This is with no judgment about whether this

> I'd say of course we have to include that as a measure of how much of a role the government plays in the society. This is with no judgment about whether this is a good/bad thing. Government has a $10 trillion+ impact on the economy by enforcing property rights, and likely a similarly large one by restricting immigration. Neither of those appear in a "budget". So you really have to be extremely careful about what you mean by "government" and "size".