COLUMNS_ The Federal Government Is an Ever-Growing, Out-of-Control Monster

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The Federal Government Is an Ever-Growing, Out-of-Control Monster

Jeff Davidson | Nov 12, 2023

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Believe it or not, the federal debt during the time of President Ronald Reagan was $1 trillion. By 2020, it had grown to $30 trillion. Then, in less than three years, Joe Biden has increased the debt by another $2.5 trillion.

Our total debt is now more than 75 times that of 1920. As the government grows irrevocably, our individual liberties suffer. More legislation and regulation, and more of everything, hampers the ability of citizens to live their lives freely. The far-Left Biden Administration is well aware of this.

Self-regarded Elites

Unimaginably, a staggering 500 federal agencies currently operate with almost no oversight. They procure items that our nation cannot afford, launch studies that are marginal at best, and manipulate the government in ways that the Founding Fathers could not have foreseen.

These government agencies, headed by self-regarded elites, hire contractors in ever-burgeoning numbers. Since Biden took office, federal contracts that fall outside the regulations have made quantum leaps. Biden and company cannot issue them fast enough. Government Accountability Office (GAO) data shows that even before the useless expenditures to contain COVID-19, the Federal Government spent $665 billion on contracts, a $70 billion increase from the year before.

Does this wave of contractors fulfill needs? Not often. With sleight-of-hand maneuvers, many contractors fail to resolve issues and add to them. Worse, many contractors are awarded sums that do not remain within the bounds of the federal acquisition regulations.

Massive Debt is Not Pretty

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