Sadly, this article makes perfect sense. It’s sad because the article clearly states just how sad our government has become.
I believe the bloat started with Carter. I used to live in Arlington in the early 70’s and it was a nice place with little shopping centers, little parks and mostly single family dwellings. A person could go for quiet walks, meet friendly people and find it as enjoyable as with many small midwestern towns.
In the 90’s we went back and it was a madhouse full of new government buildings. It was a rat race. I can imagine with the Clinton era on forward it’s only worsened.
We were married in Fairfax. My recollection back then was the area our church was in was mostly wooded with very little population. That’s likely been filled with asphalt and concrete by now too.
Imagine, trimming the area down to a ghost town.
Bureaucracy Kills: A Lesson from Rome
Note the year.
This came out a year after JFK's EO 10988 that allowed federal employees to engage in collective bargaining. To unionize.