The Federal Reserve together with our fiat currency are the absolute foundation of the progressive nanny-state.
For example, when you note that 50 million Americans are on foodstamps, or your university professors seem to be all marxist intersectional gender professors, or ACORN is collecting government money to register leftist voters, and 1000 other leftist projects - just think where all the money to support these things comes from - massive debt, in a fiat currency, at manipulated interest rates, controlled by Fed and government.
The I r s takes in about 3T per qtr
Trump proposed roughly a 3.7T budget
Where does the $$$$ go?