It&#x27;s more about spending relative to GDP.<p>And when you look at income relative to GPD, the US is only just now returning to it&#x27;s historical average in eighties and nineties.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.taxpolicycenter.org&#x2F;taxfacts&#x2F;displayafact.cfm?Docid=205" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.taxpolicycenter.org&#x2F;taxfacts&#x2F;displayafact.cfm?Doc...</a>