I wonder what he would have to say on our current world. Here are some stats I find interesting from America in particular.

Federal Government Current Receipts

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FGRECPT

Personal current transfer receipts: Government social benefits to persons: Medicare

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/W824RC1

Personal current transfer receipts: Government social benefits to persons: Social security

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/W823RC1

It appears at the moment that more spending on everything is bipartisan, and universally loved. Until it breaks:

Federal government current expenditures: Interest payments/Federal government current tax receipts

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=sOG

Some food for thought:

https://www.americas-capital.com/blog/we-will-see-the-return...