****In fact, the truly massive growth of the government didn’t start till the 20th, and didn’t really get going till WWI.****
I agree that in the US, the government began its ballooning in the very early 20th century, the primary example being that of the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913(although from what I understand not really a Federal agency). These issues were festering in our government long before then, and only finally became possible by enough people in power taking over.
It seems true freedom is hard to come by, and the only country in the world to truly achieve it didn’t keep it for long.
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