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To: Road Walker who wrote (46416)6/20/2013 1:40:22 PM
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You're entitled to your own opinion not your own facts.
This from someone who considers wikipedia a reliable source

2013 total federal spending 3.8T
GDP ~ 15T

federal spending > 25% of GDP
add in state and local and it is around 40%