Here is a quote from an Essay by James Dorn about how big government has wrecked the people it was supposed to help:
“When democracy overreaches, there is no end to the demands on the public purse, and the power of government grows. The Founding Fathers sought to create a republic with limited government, not an unlimited democracy in which the ‘winners’ are allowed to impose their will and vision of the good society on everyone else. In such a system politics becomes a fight of all against all, like the Hobbesian jungle, and nearly everyone is a net loser as taxes rise, deficits soar, and economic growth slows.”
Source: http://www.torenewamerica.com/rise-of-government
"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government." Thomas Jefferson
Why we forget history & past experiences & make the same mistakes is beyond me. History should be a required study for all politicians.