[cloudfifty]

> The evidence speaks for itself.

Not really? There are other countries than the US which have had a significantly larger government (as well as higher taxes), or so called mixed-economies, that did just fine or even great?

It seems rather bad faith to omit such glaring examples when trying to prove a point.

As a side point, there's a discussion to be had regarding economic growth and GDP. Those measurements don't measure the well-being of a society, just economic activity. So we have countries with much lower GDP per capita but much also happier.