There are two ways of looking at the problem. One is strictly about the absolute size of the state. From that perspective reducing taxes is a bad idea because it provides the state with more revenue that can be used to grow government. But there is another view that looks at the size of government relative to private economic activity. From that perspective lowering of taxes can lead to a bigger government in absolute terms even as government shrinks relative to private activity. It was this view that allowed Reagan to support Congressional expansion of government. He hoped that in relative terms the growing government would still be smaller than before. As we now know, Reagan miscalculated and turned out to be wrong.

There are two ways of looking at the problem. One is strictly about the absolute size of the state. From that perspective reducing taxes is a bad idea because it provides the state with more revenue that can be used to grow government. But there is another view that looks at the size of government relative to private economic activity. From that perspective lowering of taxes can lead to a bigger government in absolute terms even as government shrinks relative to private activity. It was this view that allowed Reagan to support Congressional expansion of government. He hoped that in relative terms the growing government would still be smaller than before. As we now know, Reagan miscalculated and turned out to be wrong.

There are two ways of looking at the problem. One is strictly about the absolute size of the state. From that perspective reducing taxes is a bad idea because it provides the state with more revenue that can be used to grow government. But there is another view that looks at the size of government relative to private economic activity. From that perspective lowering of taxes can lead to a bigger government in absolute terms even as government shrinks relative to private activity. It was this view that allowed Reagan to support Congressional expansion of government. He hoped that in relative terms the growing government would still be smaller than before. As we now know, Reagan miscalculated and turned out to be wrong.

There are two ways of looking at the problem. One is strictly about the absolute size of the state. From that perspective reducing taxes is a bad idea because it provides the state with more revenue that can be used to grow government. But there is another view that looks at the size of government relative to private economic activity. From that perspective lowering of taxes can lead to a bigger government in absolute terms even as government shrinks relative to private activity. It was this view that allowed Reagan to support Congressional expansion of government. He hoped that in relative terms the growing government would still be smaller than before. As we now know, Reagan miscalculated and turned out to be wrong.

There are two ways of looking at the problem. One is strictly about the absolute size of the state. From that perspective reducing taxes is a bad idea because it provides the state with more revenue that can be used to grow government. But there is another view that looks at the size of government relative to private economic activity. From that perspective lowering of taxes can lead to a bigger government in absolute terms even as government shrinks relative to private activity. It was this view that allowed Reagan to support Congressional expansion of government. He hoped that in relative terms the growing government would still be smaller than before. As we now know, Reagan miscalculated and turned out to be wrong.

There are two ways of looking at the problem. One is strictly about the absolute size of the state. From that perspective reducing taxes is a bad idea because it provides the state with more revenue that can be used to grow government. But there is another view that looks at the size of government relative to private economic activity. From that perspective lowering of taxes can lead to a bigger government in absolute terms even as government shrinks relative to private activity. It was this view that allowed Reagan to support Congressional expansion of government. He hoped that in relative terms the growing government would still be smaller than before. As we now know, Reagan miscalculated and turned out to be wrong.

There are two ways of looking at the problem. One is strictly about the absolute size of the state. From that perspective reducing taxes is a bad idea because it provides the state with more revenue that can be used to grow government. But there is another view that looks at the size of government relative to private economic activity. From that perspective lowering of taxes can lead to a bigger government in absolute terms even as government shrinks relative to private activity. It was this view that allowed Reagan to support Congressional expansion of government. He hoped that in relative terms the growing government would still be smaller than before. As we now know, Reagan miscalculated and turned out to be wrong.