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Originally Posted by Willravel
That's an interesting fiction.
We've been living in a time of smaller government for a long time now. When you compare the United States to other industrialized nations, our government is actually quite small (except for defense, of course). This idea that we need even smaller government is nothing but a cover for increasing corporate control, regardless of whether not the people clamoring for smaller government know it or not.
It's small compared to other nations.
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We had a smaller government until Obama took over. The 2010 budget increase was about 15% year to year and the 2011 budget increase looks like about 10%. By comparison, Bush's budget increases were smaller than that.
United States federal budget - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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* 2011 United States federal budget - $3.8 trillion (submitted 2010 by President Obama)
* 2010 United States federal budget - $3.6 trillion (submitted 2009 by President Obama)
* 2009 United States federal budget - $3.1 trillion (submitted 2008 by President Bush)
* 2008 United States federal budget - $2.9 trillion (submitted 2007 by President Bush)
* 2007 United States federal budget - $2.8 trillion (submitted 2006 by President Bush)
* 2006 United States federal budget - $2.7 trillion (submitted 2005 by President Bush)
* 2005 United States federal budget - $2.4 trillion (submitted 2004 by President Bush)
* 2004 United States federal budget - $2.3 trillion (submitted 2003 by President Bush)
* 2003 United States federal budget - $2.2 trillion (submitted 2002 by President Bush)
* 2002 United States federal budget - $2.0 trillion (submitted 2001 by President Bush)
* 2001 United States federal budget - $1.9 trillion (submitted 2000 by President Clinton)
* 2000 United States federal budget - $1.8 trillion (submitted 1999 by President Clinton)
* 1999 United States federal budget - $1.7 trillion (submitted 1998 by President Clinton)
* 1998 United States federal budget - $1.7 trillion (submitted 1997 by President Clinton)
* 1997 United States federal budget - $1.6 trillion (submitted 1996 by President Clinton)
* 1996 United States federal budget - $1.6 trillion (submitted 1995 by President Clinton)
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