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To: TigerPaw who wrote (11340)	4/30/2002 12:42:41 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

"As for government's responsibilities growing that is the growth that I am complaining about. " You don't become the world superpower by being the small kid on the block. It sounds to me like you would be happier in a country of fewer roles and responsibilities, Australia perhaps. The path from superpower to average is a rocky one where many resentments are paid back. US military spending is about 3% of our GDP. The expansion I am talking about was not driven by military spending. Tim