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The role of government has grown tremendously over the past six decades (60 years). Actually, most of that growth took place between 1933 and 1945 during the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The 2 major crisis of the period ?The Great Depression and WW II. The role of government has grown since after these events. Americans made a vow never again will we leave ourselves vulnerable to a depression or a military attack by another nation.The federal, state and local government spend about 3 trillion a year.
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