[newzjunkey]

You must not have watched the debate.

Q: Or even 10 to one?

SANTORUM: No. The answer is no, because that’s not the problem. The problem is that we have spending that has exploded. Government has averaged 18 percent of GDP as — as a percentage of the overall economy that government eats up. And we’re now at almost 25 percent. Revenues are do

In another appearance this week a different candidate (Romney?) made the point more vividly by including all levels of government. State & local gov't add around $3 trillion more spending which puts all government sucking up over 40%, heading to 50% of GDP.

[newzjunkey]

Part of that quote was cut off. The line was, "Revenues are down about 2 or 3 percent," with still more to the answer.

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