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Re:Thomas Piketty: 'The Draghi report is a step in the right... by earthnail on Saturday September 14, 2024 @11:31AM (#41540449)
I’m not sure this is necessarily showing a trend of expansive government. It seems to correlate well with the aging of societies.

To be clear, when I write not sure I mean not sure, not “no”.

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Re:Thomas Piketty: 'The Draghi report is a step in the right... by ETH_start on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @04:48AM (#41565729)
The share of GDP that is constituted by government spending, let alone the inflation-adjusted volume of government spending, has risen far faster than the proportion of the population that is elderly.
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