Originally Posted by
hookdown
Hamilton's Curse should be required reading for all Americans. The fight between small/big government proponents began early on in the history of the nation. Small government backers held on for a while but eventually Hamilton supporters won the day, added considerably by their cohorts on the Supreme Court who greatly expanded the purview of the federal government.
It is depressing to see what we could have had, and what we ended up with. While DiLorenzo tells how to change the status quo, I doubt that Americans have the will to do so. Too many getting too much from the government for that to happen. :bigcry: