This is a meaningless and inaccurate observation. US government spending has been at all time sustained highs (excluding WW2) as a percentage of GDP, about 50% higher than the decades pre Sep 11. We’ve silently been asking for more contributions and han is very, whether thru taxes or future debt to be foisted on your children.

A truer statement is that the last 90 years we’ve steadily diminished the value of the individual.