tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post1254071452020461655..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Public social spending as a share of GDP.Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-85738563619181144542018-12-05T23:16:44.311-05:002018-12-05T23:16:44.311-05:00FDR made good use of WPA money and sprinkled it ar...FDR made good use of WPA money and sprinkled it around borderline states. Then he took it away.<br /><br />I wish I could remember the name of an Oklahoma U.S. senator IIRC. He took a principled stand against wasteful spending at the start of the New Deal and was voted out the next election. Lesson learned for all the others. <br /><br />I hope I didn't butcher the facts too much on that one.Col. B. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590364016079745156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-84835686272802755482018-12-03T06:17:58.548-05:002018-12-03T06:17:58.548-05:00As people in power realized they could buy votes f...As people in power realized they could buy votes from the public treasury - and shared that insight.NITZAKHONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110716447757507226noreply@blogger.com