SocialismDoesntWork.com » spending – SocialismDoesntWork.com http://socialismdoesntwork.com Why Socialims Leads to MORE Poverty, Inequality, and Injustice. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:20:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Big Government Spending Does Not Lead to Improved Economic Growth http://socialismdoesntwork.com/big-government-spending-does-not-lead-to-improved-economic-growth/ http://socialismdoesntwork.com/big-government-spending-does-not-lead-to-improved-economic-growth/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:33:44 +0000 Capitalist in Chief http://socialismdoesntwork.com/?p=1220 Many politicians attempt to convince us that big government spending leads to economic growth and prosperity. Among the most egregious recent examples of this is the rhetoric of Nancy Pelosi. To Nancy Pelosi, every government spending results in more jobs and prosperity. Cap and Trade is about “jobs jobs jobs” to her, and the fact that it would bring up the cost of doing business and everything else is of no consequence.

Some government spending for safety and order does facilitate prosperity, but further spending turns the relationship between the size of government and prosperity around, resulting in more government for less prosperity.

The following video from the The Center for Freedom and Prosperity does a great job explaining this and compares economic performance among Denmark, France, Germany, Sweden and the U.S.A.

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This is a parody of the Master Card commercials dealing with the federal government’s wasteful spending habits. These are actual federal expenditures for the years 2008-2009. Film director Ray Griggs is currently in production on a documentary film dealing with the perils of Big Government. Coming to theaters in late summer of 2010.

Video by IWantYourMoney.net.

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