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Economy Matters
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Is our government too big?

ANALYSIS: At what point does incremental government spending impede economic growth and social outcomes?

NBR columnist Hillmarè Schulze speaks with Jonathan Mitchell.

There is a lot of noise on the campaign trail about the size of our government, and we know that the Left and the Right do not agree on what is the ideal size. David Seymour has declared the government is too big, and he will make sure the government workforce is substantially downsized. So, how

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Hillmarè Schulze Mon, 21 Aug 2023
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