yeah, It is kind of the elephant in the room nobody talks about in these discussions.
If you look at the US, inflation adjusted Government spending tripled between 2000 and 2022. Do people feel that they are getting 300% more services for the taxes 300% higher than 20 years ago. Schools, roads, healthcare, and prisons certainly aren't 3X better.
If you look at the US, inflation adjusted Government spending tripled between 2000 and 2022. Do people feel that they are getting 300% more services for the taxes 300% higher than 20 years ago. Schools, roads, healthcare, and prisons certainly aren't 3X better.
https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2022/Oc...