Re: Government and GDP
To be sure, I am not pleased with adHoc government increases and, yes, a larger economy does not necessarily require a larger government.
My only point is that it is not true that the government ALWAYS grows, at least in terms of its relationship to our GDP. Last time I looked, Gov't spending WRT the GDP peaked sometime in the 60's, before we traded funding the Great Society for the Great Vietnam War.
Davin