The Empirical Evidence Against Big Government

Building on a previous mini-documentary that focused on theory, this video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation presents real-world data and research showing that the burden of government spending is far too high not only in the United States (where the Bush-Obama policies have increased the federal budget by more than 100 percent), but also in other nations where government budgets sometimes consume more than one-half of an economy's output.
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[Kyle Becker]

No way, the government must encompass everything for us all to be happy. Nothing short of totalitarian control of the economy will do. At least that's what my radical leftist professor said.

[Kim Stull]

They may have more of a free market than us, but their governments are bigger so they take more money from the people... that chart said "Not including fiscal policy"...

[Ben Resnick]

Me too. My "Media Economics" course was code for "Marxism Recruitment". Of course all of the media bias is from the evil Republicans, evil rich, evil men, evil whites. They of course use the same fallacious techniques that they attempt to criticize, but at least Robert McChesney's book had lots of footnotes so it must be credible. Still embarrassed that I ate that up. Now I have to write rebuttals to my own essays.

[Skibum Willy]

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[oca2073]

I'm not denying that decreased government interference leads to higher growth. That is quite evident. The problem is that economic growth does not necessarily equate to improved living standards for the general population. US, like most Western countries have almost tripled their GDP since the 1970s, due to right wing policies liberalizing the economy. However, wages have been stagnant, the average household has gotten poorer. Most growth in income occurred in the top 1% of households.

[Gabriel Tams]

You are so absolutely full of shit.

-A "European"

[lavedon]

well said.

[Samshile]

If goverment gives you everything you need, then govenment can take away everything you need.

[strabes88]

you must be kidding.

[Torakization]

Empirical evidence.

1920's -- Tax cuts.

1930's - Rescission

1970's - Tax cuts

1980's - Rescission

2000's - Tax cuts

2010's - Rescission

[pciswrong]

@UBSCARED I understand your statistics, but I think they are far less important that the statistics given by @Slipknotyk06. I am far more concerned about unemployment (especially amongst the young) as compared with employed of those over 65 yrs of age. Who cares? I know many people of that age who work because they enjoy it. (i.e. My grandy is 80 and still nursing, and it has nothing to do with money.)