
But I'd argue that the key take away here is not how big government is, but the kind of role it plays (which Dr. Mitchell certainly indicates when he discusses the core "public goods" government is supposed to provide).
While the size of government and the amount of its spending is a good symptom of a government run amok, the fundamental cause is the government using the force of its laws to do something other than protect life, liberty, and property (namely- to injure life, liberty, and property).
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