■ Myth #1
Our government is too large? Wrong!
Fact #1
Actually, it’s among the “smallest” as compared to the 37 largest development nations on planet earth. Total tax revenue as a function of GDP is compared to 37 other developed nations. Clearly, our government is relatively small compared to all other developed countries.
■ Myth #2
We spend too much on Social Welfare? Wrong!
Fact #2
Actually, America spends among the least on social welfare compared to 37 of the largest developed nations in the world. Our spending is in the lower third of nations.
■ Myth #3
We need to spend more money on defense? Wrong!
Fact #3
American by a huge margin spends the most money on defense than any nation on planet earth. We are only 4% of the world’s population but spend 38% of the world’s total defense expenditure! China, the second highest spender for defense spends only one-third the amount that America spends. Total defense spending in America equals the total of all of the top 8 nations of the world “combined”!