A good article on measuring the size of government
by Paul C. Light of the Brookings Institution:
http://www.govexec.com/features/0199/0199s1.htm
It exposes methods used to cover-up the real
size of the federal government and shows how
to cut through the "end of big Govt" Big Lie.
"The more restrictions and prohibitions in the world, the poorer people get." Lao Tzu, "Tao Te Ching"