American reliance on government at all-time high (washingtontimes.com) 5 points by startuprules 16y ago ↗ HN
[–] thrill 16y ago ↗ Government is a necessary overhead that must be constantly minimized to avoid eventual societal suicide. [–] dschobel 16y ago ↗ I think governments only move in one direction though. (Has the American government ever shrunk year over year?) [–] NeilCJames 16y ago ↗ Short answer: yes, ten of the previous twenty years, and fourteen of the last thirty (as a percentage of GDP). http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/us_20th_century_chart.ht...
[–] dschobel 16y ago ↗ I think governments only move in one direction though. (Has the American government ever shrunk year over year?) [–] NeilCJames 16y ago ↗ Short answer: yes, ten of the previous twenty years, and fourteen of the last thirty (as a percentage of GDP). http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/us_20th_century_chart.ht...
[–] NeilCJames 16y ago ↗ Short answer: yes, ten of the previous twenty years, and fourteen of the last thirty (as a percentage of GDP). http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/us_20th_century_chart.ht...
[–] someguy235 16y ago ↗ What in the world is this doing on HN? This is not what people come here for.
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