And I would argue as government grows, our freedoms necessarily recede, of course, because government has more claim on your income or they borrow money, which causes inflation, which is a silent tax. My guess, it's more than 50% [of Americans are net receivers from the government]. And of course, that's the death knell of a democracy, is when the population, the voting public, realizes they can vote themselves benefits at the expense of somebody else. (07:57–07:59)
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Asserts that more than 50% of Americans receive more from the government than they pay in.
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