Why Government Grows

by Ben Douglas
The Free Press
Nov. 08, 2010

One of the greatest paradoxes in history is how the United States of America, a nation founded upon classical liberal principles of limited government and individual rights, could allow its government to fester and grow into the largest ever seen on planet earth. Why have the people failed to bind government down by the “chains of the Constitution” in accordance with Jefferson’s dictum?[i] How did one of the freest countries in the world manage to accumulate a $13.7 trillion dollar debt[ii] and get into a situation where it is devouring over 40% of GDP annually?[iii]How did one of the least intrusive governments in history transform into today’s monster, controlling everything from the type of light bulbs we can use[iv] to the water pressure in our toilets[v]?

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