What I want to know is why do you think Govt has gotten so big. I don't want a Liberal-Conservative slug feast here. Just your opinion. No attacks.

I think the reason Govt got so big is because our presidents are and have been a bunch of megalomaniacs looking to increase Govt to give them more power and control over the people and waste more money. I think Corporations have spent billions to increase Govt size so they could be constrained and not do whatever they wanted and I think people are sick and tired of Govt interfering with their freedoms by constraining corporations from doing good for the people. I think people want the Govt reduced. Why just look at this country during the late 1800s when Govt was small and everyone lived happy lives no worries about crime, corruption,false advertising, shoddy dangerous products, good transportation systems and roads. A time when companies took good care of their workers and shared the wealth and gave their employees safe working conditions and good pay and benefits. A time when everyone was treated equally and fairly no matter where you lived with equal opportunity for all,a time when people cared about each other and no one went without needing these ridiculous Govt programs, nonsense like Social Security, Medicare, SSI ,Welfare, food stamps and a host of others.A time when people were strong and provided for their own and had a sense of responsibility and an acceptance for their failures and took responsibility for that.

Yes we can shrink our Govt and return to those good old days. Think of all the money we would save. The budget would be balanced, the deficit gone and we would have a surplus. We could end the Income Tax.