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POPS Rush To Judgement 19. Generally speaking, would you say you favor (smaller government with fewer services), or (larger government with more services)? The answer, it turns out, is that even in the current environment, post-Katrina and in the midst of the worst economy since the last bad economy (OK, 1982), 53% of the respondents plumped for "smaller government with fewer services", in contrast with 43% backing expanded government. Let's acknowledge a bit of momentum for the "Bigger Government" crowd: Small Government peaked at 63% in 1996, hit 62% in 2002 and has faded a bit; Government has swollen from 32% in 1996 all the way to 43% today. So Obama's huge government stimulus package combined with a Federal take-over of the health care industry may not fully embrace the majority opinion in this country. As Rush will no doubt point out. The Economy Is Bad, but 1982 Was Worse http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/21/business/economy/21leonhardt.html?_r=2&scp=2&sq=worst%20economy%201982%20&s
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