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State of profusion: governments just keep growing

The Intelligence from The Economist

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Governments Are Not Working in Isolation

Government spending is going to get larger and larger, says E.J. van der Veen. As a person gets richer they tend to demand relatively more by way of education and health care. The most important debates to come are going to be about the state's nature rather than in size," he adds. VanDerVen: Mackenzie scott has become one of the most generous philanthropists in history.

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