Food for thought! A slowly growing Leviathan (Big Government) has undermined the federalism envisioned by the Founding Fathers and Mothers!
This issue of increasing central government in the US has been discussed now since at least the 1950s or so. Will President Trump together with the GOP be able to correct some of it?
"... how the federal government funds an ever-growing share of the activities of state and local governments, contrary to the concept of there being a sharp divide between the responsibilities of each level of government.
Between 1950 and 2019, federal spending on matters originally considered to be the responsibility of states and localities rose from about 2 percent of US GDP to 14 percent. He also says that Congress has refused to adequately adjust revenue during this time to make up for shouldering so much of the states’ fiscal burden. “Since the 1930s, the federal government has, in effect, chosen to take on additional responsibilities and has been persistently unwilling to finance them with tax revenues. Instead, it has financed them with debt,” ... this trend has significantly stressed the ability of the federal government to meet its fiscal obligations. ..."
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