The taxpayers wanted government to take care of them from womb to tomb. They can't say "Well, I didn't want THIS or THAT consequence of my decision."
When you make a decision, you're either willing to accept all the consequences of that decision--good and bad alike--or you are just not a mature human being.
The taxpaying public wanted government to do all the things that government does these days.
When they said, "OK, government, do it," they opted for the results of saying that.
And the beat goes on today--in my city, there's already a group of private-sector citizens working to raise local taxes even more because the city overspent its budget by a huge amount.
Look at it this way: somebody built those beautiful buildings, right? And they got paid for doing so.
Right there, you have one element of your big-government constituency. Whenever local, state, or federal government expands, there are several sectors that make out like bandits: architects, general contractors, construction unions (thank you, Davis-Bacon Act), and real estate agents (think of temporary office space while the new government building is built).
The tax paying public also voted on things like Cal prop 187. Of course that didn't happen.
Look at it this way: somebody built those beautiful buildings, right? And they got paid for doing so. Right there, you have one element of your big-government constituency. Whenever local, state, or federal government expands, there are several sectors that make out like bandits: architects, general contractors,
Well then Poo, maybe we ought to start hiring more goverment employees, and building more beautiful government facilities, and triple the government employees salaries, benefits, and those already killer pensions? That way, us people in the private sector will benefit even more.